QuickCheck: Was a dress owned by Marilyn Monroe the most expensive article of clothing ever sold at an auction?

A DRESS once worn by Marilyn Monroe made history by becoming the most expensive piece of personal clothing to ever be sold at auction.

Is this true?

Verdict:

TRUE

The iconic dress that Marilyn Monroe wore to deliver a sultry “Happy Birthday” serenade to President John F. Kennedy, sold for a staggering USD4.8mil (RM20.1mil) at Julien’s Auctions in Los Angeles, in 2016.

Purchased by Ripley's Believe It or Not, it was previously bought at auction for $1.3mil (RM5.4mil) by business mogul and collector Martin Zweig in 1999.

The custom-made Jean Louis gown is said to be so snug and sheer that Monroe wore nothing under it and had to be sewn into the dress.

The 1962 fundraiser gala at New York’s Madison Square was one of her last public appearances. She died three months later.

President Kennedy was assassinated the following year.

References:

1. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38023360

2. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-marilynmonroe-idUSKBN13D0KA