Hollywood's Most Iconic and Controversial Movie Costumes

The Girl in The Seven Year Itch

This iconic scene, filmed in 1955, stirred up quite the controversy in Hollywood and in Monroe's personal life. They were filming on a public city street and surrounded by numerous photographers when Monroe had her dress to quickly blow up before pushing it back down, creating the "look." Rumor has it that this very act is what ended her marriage with Joe DiMaggio (although they were already on unsteady grounds).

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