Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

Lorelei Lee's pink gown for "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend", worn by Marilyn Monroe This was William Travilla's backup. His first design for the number was dropped when a scandal broke and producers insisted he return to the drawing board, and the fitted pink silk gown he made instead became the one everyone remembers. Its simple strapless shape leaves the staging, the chorus and Monroe's comic timing to do the work, which is exactly why it photographs so cleanly. One version sold at auction in 2010 for over $300,000.