A Mae West-inspired black "cellophane effect" evening gown, worn by Marilyn Monroe during the filming of The Seven Year Itch (Twentieth Century Fox, 1955) starring Monroe and Tom Ewell.

The quarter-length sleeved gown features a plunging v-neck, black hook and eye closures down the front, a left leg slit, and a long train. An interior wardrobe label reads in handwritten black ink, "1-81-1 - 1231 M. Monroe A-734-05." Together with a black and white feather boa (please note: not original), similar to the one worn by Monroe with the gown. 

In the film, costume designer William Travilla designed the gown for one of the film's dream sequences imagined by director Billy Wilder. In this particular scene, which was later cut from the film, Richard Sherman (played by Ewell) envisions his neighbor, "the Girl," impersonating Mae West in this costume, pairing the dazzling gown with a green-tipped black ostrich feather boa, a pair of red marabou feather accented mules, and a cigarette holder - the West signature.

Although Monroe and West never crossed paths in real life, West was later quoted as saying, "The only gal who came near to me in the sex appeal department was pretty little Marilyn Monroe. All the others had were big boobs."

Includes a black and white photo, and an issue of the magazine The True Story of Marilyn Monroe, which features a photo of Monroe wearing the dress.