() Marilyn Monroe photographed wearing a gold lam evening gown designed by William Travilla, one of her most closely associated costume designers during the early Sisterhood of the traveling dress! This well known gold lam gown was designed by William Travilla and famously worn by Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953). Before the film premiered, Marilyn Marilyn's style still hot a half century later Marilyn Monroe Gold Dress Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Costume LausenCrafts Marilyn Monroe Gold Lame Dress Simplified