Winnipeggers will be able to catch a glimpse of Marilyn Monroe’s famous dress
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This week, the most expensive item in Winnipeg grocery stores will be a $6.09-million dress.
Marilyn Monroe’s diamond-encrusted, rhinestone-emblazoned evening gown — famously worn while she serenaded U.S. president John F. Kennedy in 1962 during his 45th birthday party at Madison Square Garden in New York — will be making stops at the city’s Save-On-Foods locations July 21-23 as part of a Canada-wide tour.
The dress was bought in a 2016 auction by Canadian billionaire and Save-On owner Jim Pattison, who also owns Ripley’s Entertainment Inc., which is the company behind the purchase.
Monroe’s gown was designed by Academy Award-winning costume designer Jean Louis and cost $12,000 to produce — nearly $100,000 when adjusted for inflation.
Three months after Monroe sang “Happy Birthday, Mr. President,” she died of an overdose at her home in Brentwood, Calif. Her performance was one of her last, and most lasting, public appearances.
The dress will be at Save-On’s Northgate location July 21, the Bridgwater location July 22, and the St. James location July 23. The Northgate and Bridgwater showings are between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m., while the St. James showing will end at 5 p.m.
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Ben Waldman is a National Newspaper Award-nominated reporter on the Arts & Life desk at the Free Press. Born and raised in Winnipeg, Ben completed three internships with the Free Press while earning his degree at Ryerson University’s (now Toronto Metropolitan University’s) School of Journalism before joining the newsroom full-time in 2019. Read more about Ben.
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Ben Waldman is a National Newspaper Award-nominated reporter on the Arts & Life desk at the Free Press. Born and raised in Winnipeg, Ben completed three internships with the Free Press while earning his degree at Ryerson University’s (now Toronto Metropolitan University’s) School of Journalism before joining the newsroom full-time in 2019. Read more about Ben.
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