Marilyn Monroe’s costume from The Seven Year Itch

The most expensive movie costume ever auctioned is Marilyn Monroe's most iconic dress, worn during the filming of The Seven Year Itch for the moment where her garment is blown upward. It's no surprise, given that the sequence is one of the most expensive movie costumes in history.

Monroe's ivory halter-neck dress with accordion pleated skirt established fashion and film history, cementing her place as the ultimate Hollywood star. It was "cool and clean, in a nasty, disgusting city," as the designer would put it, because he wanted Marilyn to look "fresh and clean. "The garment conveyed Monroe with all her paradoxes — naive and calculating, sensitive and courageous. Wilder crafted a funny and seductive moment that became Marilyn Monroe's iconic image.

Originally intended to be shot on location, but due to the large number of admirers waiting to see the actress, the director decided to transfer everything to a set. The ivory dress with the back zipper sold for an incredible $4.6 million.

Price: $4.6 million.