The famous gold lam gown was designed by William Travilla for Marilyn Monroe to wear in the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer @audreyfan2 on Tumblr Up close with Marilyn: the things she touched, the clothes she wore, the way she looked Marilyn Monroe The Guardian Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Marilyn Monroe In Gold Dress Transparent PNG 210x700 Free Download on NicePNG Marilyn Monroe in the Gold dress made by William Travilla,that she only got to use on screen for a couple of seconds. She got to use it at the Photoplay Awards, 9 Sisterhood of the traveling dress! This well known gold lam gown was designed by William Travilla and famously worn by Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953). Before the film premiered, Marilyn