Marilyn's subway dress makes $4.6m

The Marilyn Monroe dress that flirted revealingly with a gust of New York subway air in The Seven Year Itch fetched $4.6m at a Los Angeles auction of film memorabilia.

A more sedate outfit worn by Audrey Hepburn in the Ascot race scene of My Fair Lady drew a $3.7m bid at the sale of nearly 600 Hollywood costumes and props collected by film star Debbie Reynolds.