Marilyn Monroe wore a shocking pink dress in the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, directed by Howard Hawks.

[1] The dress was created by costume designer William "Billy" Travilla and was used in one of the most famous scenes of the film, which subsequently became the subject of numerous imitations, significantly from Madonna in the music video for her 1985 song "Material Girl".

[5][6] The pink dress was worn by Monroe in the role of Lorelei Lee in the famous sequence in which the actress sings the song "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend", the choreography accompanied by several suitors in dinner clothes.

Travilla's notes reveal that Monroe wore two identical copies in the scene as it took a long time to shoot and the dress, being floor length, was very prone to getting dirt on it.

Features integral brassier [sic] with rear zipper closure (concealed with bow overlay) and interior Fox cleaning tag.

Also comes with the original pair of screen-worn opera-length tubes worn over Marilyn’s arms (gloves are shown for display only) and pink satin belt with "M. Monroe A-698 1-27-3-7953" written on the inner leather lining.

[10] In the third episode of the second season of the American television series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Rachel Bloom as Rebecca Bunch wears a blue version of the dress while singing "The Math of Love Triangles", parodying Monroe's performance of "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend".

[11] In the thirteenth episode of the fifth season of the popular teen drama Gossip Girl, main character Serena Van Der Woodsen (portrayed by Blake Lively) is seen dreaming she is in Monroe's pink dress, replicating the dance and song with her male suitors on the show.

The whole performance of the song paid homage to the "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" sequence from the 1953 film adaptation of the stage musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Marilyn Monroe.