In 1953, a blonde bombshell draped in pink satin and dripping with diamonds became one of cinema's most enduring images of ...

Marilyn Monroe touted the handy accessory on many occasions, Julien's Auctions tells PEOPLE. The piece still has some of the star's makeup in it.

She asked that it be a dress that, 'only Marilyn Monroe could wear,' " Fortner tells PEOPLE. "Marilyn stood nude as the fabric for the dress was literally sculpted to her body to precisely match ...