Marilyn in a Dior backless black dress, 1962, by Bert Stern : r MarilynMonroe Marilyn Monroe's White Dress: Details on 'The Seven Year Itch' Costume Vikki Dougan's Backless Gown at the 1957 Golden Globes Dancing into the new year like Marilyn Monroe wearing THE golden Travilla gown in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)., The famous gold lam gown was designed by William Travilla. The dress was Marilyn Monroe There's No Business Like Show Business Blue Dress LausenCrafts Marilyn Monroe in black backless Christian Dior gown. Photographs from The Last Sitting, By Bert Stern, 1962.