The day Marilyn Monroe wore the white dress and stood on top of a subway vent, the world changed forever. The year was 1955 and the movie was released Temptation lives above of Billy Wilder, leaving that scene so hot in our retina forever. So much so that we dream of being like the Hollywood diva and copying her look.
The world-famous dress was designed by William Travilla, who opted for a perfectly constructed white pleated cocktail design to accentuate each of the curves of the actress. The draped neckline and halterthe cinched waist and that Marilyn Monroe skirt scene that created the most iconic moment in cinema.
Impossible to ever forget that moment on Lexington Avenue when she and Tom Ewell were leaving the movies and the actress stopped all the hearts of New York by letting the breeze of the subway lift her skirt. One of Marilyn Monroe’s most famous dresses that she was sold at auction for $4.6 million in 2011about 3.2 million euros.
Three white dresses with flight to copy Marilyn Monroe
Everything about that dress screams for us to copy it for special occasions. The sophisticated white color, the sexiest cinematographic connotation of the 20th century, the long measure elegant and the fact that we feel a little Marilyn. That’s why we have listed three similar designs in Asos, Pedro del Hierro and H&M to treat ourselves.
Dress measure white pleated with collar halter from Asos, 159.99 euros.
White pleated midi dress with halter neck
Dress measure H&M drape, 59.99 euros.
White dress with open back by Pedro del Hierro, 114 euros.
White dress with open back
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Photos | Temptation lives aboveAsos, H&M, Pedro del Hierro.