Marilyn Monroe’s dress could fetch $500k

Dresses worn by Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland and Greta Garbo are among items of Hollywood memorabilia expected to sell for huge sums when they are auctioned off tomorrow.

A silk crepe dress covered in orange roses, worn by Monroe in her final film Something’s Got To Give, is expected to fetch between $300,000-500,000 when it is sold at the Hollywood Legends’ sale at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills.

Meanwhile an embellished Ateliler Versace gown worn by Diana, Princess of Wales on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar magazine is expected to be sold for between $60,000-80,000.

Also due to go under the hammer is a black tuxedo worn by Marlene Dietrich, as well as Jayne Mansfield’s leopard print dress, a brown wool suit owned by Greta Garbo and Judy Garland’s floral gold lame brocade gown from The Harvey Girls in 1946.

A bidder hoping to drive away with a slice of Hollywood history will have a chance to buy Marlon Brando’s Harley Davidson motorcycle or the 1949 Mercury Series Custom Convertible driven by the leader of the Scorpions gang in the famous racing scene in Grease.

A buyer looking for something more modern might prefer Will Smith’s 1998 Bentley Continental T Coupe or Bruce Willis’s Ducati Multistrada DS100 motorbike.

The rose-printed gown worn by Monroe is just one of hundreds of items belonging to the screen idol that are due to be sold with fans and collectors having a chance to buy photographs, her sterling silver compact, items from her make up collection and even a signed glove.

An purse given to Monroe by Joe DiMaggio’s mother for their wedding is expected to fetch around $20,000, while the chaise lounge she reclined on in Let’s Make Love has an estimated value of $50,000-70,000.