Thread by @JoaquimCampa

August 1901, 23rd Street, New York City. The first flying skirt ever recorded, 53 years before Marilyn Monroe in 'The Seven Year Itch' (1/6)

Marilyn's most iconic scene was filmed by Billy Wilder on Lexington Avenue between 52nd and 53rd Street in New York City (2/6)

That day, the photographer Sam Shaw took one of the most famous images of Marilyn Monroe standing over a subway grate (3/6) #MarilynMonroe

In some way, Sam Shaw transformed Marilyn Monroe into an icon. (4/6) #MarilynMonroe

In June 2011, an anonymous buyer paid $4.6M (+1M in fees) for the "Subway dress", Marilyn's white-ivory dress designed by William Travilla (5/6)

The Subway Dress became the most expensive clothing item ever auctioned, for example more expensive than:
- Audrey Hepburn's Givenchy dress in Breakfast with Diamonds ($800K)
- Judy Garland's dress in The Wizard of Oz ($1.6M)
- Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Jacket ($1.8M)
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