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Sketches of Marilyn Monroe's most iconic dresses, drawn by costume designer William Travilla, are going up for auction this week.
As part of the 2013 Icons & Idols: Fashion sale at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills, costume sketches for The Seven year Itch, There’s No Business Like Show Business and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes will go under the hammer.
Each signed artwork also includes Travilla's original annotations. 'Marilyn Monroe, wind scene at subway' is written alongside the 1955 sketch of Monroe's famous pleated ivory cocktail dress - which is set to sell for $10,000.
This William Travilla costume sketch of Marilyn Monroe for the iconic subway scene of the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch is set to fetch $10,000
Also included in the auction is Travilla's costume sketch of Monroe in a gold pleated dress for the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, set to fetch $8,000.
And the 'tropical heatwave' scene costume sketch of Monroe for the 1954 film There's No Business like Show Business is estimated to sell for $7,000.
There are 400 lots in total for the 2013 Icons & Idols: Fashion auction, ranging from Travilla's original sketches, to costumes, patterns and watercolor renderings.
Also included in the auction is Travilla's costume sketch of Monroe in a gold pleated dress for the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, set to fetch $8,000
The 'tropical heatwave' scene costume sketch of Monroe for the 1954 film There's No Business like Show Business is estimated to sell for $7,000
A costume sketch of Marilyn Monroe in a second gold pleated dress for the film Gentlemen Prefer Blonde, set to reach $8,000
The auction will also include fashion designs from the infamous Mr Blackwell, the personal collection of actress Jane Withers, the Collection of Elizabeth Taylor, as well as Princess Diana’s Catherine Walker gown.
Travilla-designed dresses inspired by Monroe's costumes are also up for auction, and are expected to reach up to $30,000.
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