Marilyn Monroe 'Happy Birthday' dress fetches $4.8m BBC News It appears that Marilyn's iconic Happy Birthday Mr. President dress, which was custom made for the actress in 1962, is damaged after Kim Kardashian wore it to the Met Gala. In new In 1962, Marilyn Monroe wore a sheer gown to sing to John F. Kennedy at Madison Square Garden. The garment featured over 2,500 crystals and fit so tightly that the actress had Kim wears Iconic Marilyn Monroe 'happy birthday' dress to Met Gala Times of India Further Evidence of Damage to Marilyn Monroe's Happy Birthday Mr. President Gown Recently, @swarovski presented a pop up exhibition in Los Angeles titled Masters of Light Hollywood celebrating the brand's 130 year legacy Remembering Marilyn's 'Diamond Dresses' The Marilyn Report