The following article includes allegations of domestic abuse.
Yet it was actually another public figure who initiated the trend Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe.
Read on to learn about its storied past, present, and future.
He doesn’t want to know about my work as an actress…
Shortly after, in October 1954, Monroe requested a divorce on the grounds of “mental cruelty.”
And thus, outfits such as the “DiMaggio Divorce Dress” became symbols of her poise and glamour.
The starting bid was a whopping $20,000 dollars.
“With collectors, very often you have to earn their trust.
Marilyn Monroe was her third guess.
“We’ve had interest from all over the world,” Kruse said.
“We had to build a standalone inquiry page for the dress because the response was so phenomenal.”
