1953 , USA : The american actress MARILYN MONROE ( 1926 1962 ) in her sheer lame Travilla gown in which she appeared briefly in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" 1953. . Pubblicity Marilyn Monroe in the famous gold lam dress she wore in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953) and designed for her by William Travilla, circa 1953. : r fashionhistory Kate Middleton Hot Pink Sequin Elegant Long Celebrity Dress Sisterhood of the traveling dress! This well known gold lam gown was designed by William Travilla and famously worn by Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953). Before the film premiered, Marilyn