On May 19, 1962, Marilyn Monroe made history when she famously sang “Happy Birthday” to President John F. Kennedy for his 45th birthday at Madison Square Garden in a stunning, provocative flesh-colored gown.
On November 17, 2016, Orlando based Ripley’s Believe It or Not! set a new Guinness World Records record for the most expensive dress sold at auction when they acquired the dress from Julien’s Auctions for a staggering $4.8 million.
Add in auction fees, and the dress cost over $5 million, making it the most expensive dress in the world, with Riley's estimating that the dress is worth more than $10 million now.
Earlier this year, the icon Marilyn Monroe dress became front page news again throughout the world as Kim Kardashian famously wore the Marilyn dress to the Met Gala in May.