Tiny Saskatchewan town hosts unveiling of Marilyn Monroe dress exhibit
LUSELAND, Sask. — The most expensive, and arguably iconic, dress in the world made its Canadian public debut Monday at the community hall in Luseland, Sask.
Marilyn Monroe wore the skin-tight, bejewelled Jean Louis dress when she cooed a sultry “Happy birthday, Mr. President…” to John F. Kennedy for his 45th birthday in 1962.
She died less than three months later.
The dress was purchased for US$4.8 million last November by businessman Jim Pattison for his Ripley’s Entertainment division, making it the most expensive dress purchased, according to Guinness World Records.