Share your favorites on Show & Tell

Marilyn Monroe's Personal White Fox Fur Muff

In Womens Clothing > Fur Coats > Show & Tell and Movies > Marilyn Monroe > Show & Tell.
elizabethses…'s loves62 of 72Mummy1920's ? Portrait of Couple (Litho)
12
Love it
0
Like it

hunterqleehunterqlee loves this.
Collectables59Collectables59 loves this.
antiqueroseantiquerose loves this.
AshleycheriAshleycheri loves this.
JonesFamilyJonesFamily loves this.
ThriftStoreAddictThriftStoreAddict loves this.
StonieStonie loves this.
antiquesgerryantiquesgerry loves this.
JeTaimeVintageJeTaimeVintage loves this.
BeatleJim55BeatleJim55 loves this.
See 10 more
Add to collection

    Please create an account, or Log in here

    If you don't have an account, create one here.


    Create a Show & TellReport as inappropriate


    Posted 13 years ago

    MMCollector
    (10 items)

    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. From "Marilyn Monroe" by Maurice Zolotow:

    "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.

    logo
    Fur Coats
    See all
    VTG Women's 20s Black Silk Fur Trim Opera Coat 1920s Sz S/M Silk Jacket Mink Fur
    VTG Women's 20s Black Silk Fur Trim...
    $349
    Vintage Taxidermy Mink Fur Stole Collar Heads W/ Glass Eyes- Feet & Tails- 47
    Vintage Taxidermy Mink Fur Stole Co...
    $49
    Vtg 60s Silver Grey Real Mink & Suede Cropped Striped Womens Winter Jacket
    Vtg 60s Silver Grey Real Mink & Sue...
    $160
    Vtg Vintage 1950s 50s Designer Blond Mink Fur Collar Cropped Black Jacket
    Vtg Vintage 1950s 50s Designer Blon...
    $150
    logo
    VTG Women's 20s Black Silk Fur Trim Opera Coat 1920s Sz S/M Silk Jacket Mink Fur
    VTG Women's 20s Black Silk Fur Trim...
    $349
    See all

    Comments

    1. antiquesgerry antiquesgerry, 13 years ago
      Hi! I collect Marilyn Monroe memorabilia. Gosh, my house looks like Marilyn Monroe, plus many other collectibles. She was beautiful.
    2. dollybell dollybell, 12 years ago
      dear collector, I need a little help with an item that I have posted, considering M. Monroe. I would really appreciete your help with determination of the authenticy and value of the item. thank you in advance!

      All the best!
      dollybell

    Want to post a comment?

    Create an account or login in order to post a comment.