MARILYN MONROE (1926 1962) American film actress in the gold lam dress designed by William Travilla for the film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in 1953 Stock Photo Alamy : Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) Marilyn Monroe as Lorelei Lee in 1953's 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'. The iconic orange dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in the bar scene of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes holds Story of a Dress: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Marilyn Monroe Magnificent Marilyn in the orange dress she wored in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Marilyn Monroe Orange Dress Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Marilyn Monroe wore the orange gown, designed by William Travilla in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" 1953. Speculation suggests the gown went back to 20th Century Fox's costume department because it re emerged four years