It comes with a black and white feather boa – which is not the film’s original – and the outfit is expected to fetch between £79,000 and £160,000.
A lavender satin, boned leotard featuring a neckline trimmed with bouquets of fabric flowers and chiffon sashes could fetch between up to £32,000.
Another highlight is a programme and ticket stub that Monroe – real name Norma Jeane Mortenson – had been given to attend the birthday gala of former president John F Kennedy in 1962, which is expected to fetch £4,700.
The event was widely talked about as the Hollywood star serenaded the president with a sultry rendition of Happy Birthday.
Also at the March sale are artefacts from the Playboy archives and publisher Hugh Hefner, including his smoking jacket and silk pyjamas and Andy Warhol’s original Playboy Bunny silkscreen.
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