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 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 photographed wearing a gold lam evening gown designed by William Travilla, one of her most closely associated costume designers during the early The famous gold lam gown was designed by William Travilla for Marilyn Monroe to wear in the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer @audreyfan2 on Tumblr