A fantastic white fox fur muff with
white satin lining, worn by Marilyn Monroe to the world premieres of
"How To Marry A Millionaire," "Some Like It Hot," and
other various events. When it came to the premiere, the
grand party or the big event, Marilyn had a sure sense of her own
image, and dressed as she believed a film star should. This
meant long white kid gloves, waterfall earrings of rhinestone and
pearls, and the ultimate allure of white or black fur. Furs
were for evening and for being a star.
The world premiere of "How To Marry
A Millionaire," November 14, 1953
"I want to be all platinum and white
tonight," Marilyn explained, as anxious as a girl getting ready for
her first prom... Gladys (Rasmussen) gave Marilyn a straight
permanent. Then she bleached and tinted her hair and set it.
Marilyn was wearing it long that night, shoulder length.
Gladys painted her fingernails and toenails with platinum polish.
Her slippers, her evening dress, her
long white gloves arrived from wardrobe, together with two wardrobe
women. A messenger boy delivered a box with diamond earrings.
Her furs had come that morning. The furs were her own.
The first furs she had ever owned. Except for the white fox
fur stole and muff, and her panties, everything she wore belonged to
the studio. The hair, the nails, a good deal of the face were
also the studio's. They were hers and they were not hers, just
as the woman on the screen was she and not she.
Unchastened by Joan Crawford's
pronouncements, Marilyn had chosen a dress made of white lace lined
with flesh-colored crepe de Chine and embroidered with thousands of
sequins. It had a high waist, and it curved under her breasts
revealingly. A long white velvet train trailed from a gold
belt. The long gloves were drawn up the length of her arms.
The stole was placed around her shoulders. She put her right
hand into the muff and with her left she carried the train as she
walked outside to a waiting studio limousine.
Los Angeles Herald-Examiner Charity
Event at the Shrine Auditorium December 4,
1953
The world premiere of "Some Like It
Hot" March 29, 1959
The photo below shows an officer
from the New York City Police Department's 17th Precinct
inventorying Marilyn's personal items from her East 57th apartment
shortly after her death in 1962. The police department's
'PD-NYC / 17' medallion remains intact inside of this muff.
