Most expensive dress sold at auction

According to Official Guinness Records,

The most expensive dress sold at auction is Marilyn Monroe's 'Happy birthday, Mr President' dress, purchased by Ripley's Believe It or Not! (USA) for $4,800,000 USD (€4,489,000, £3,857,200) at Julien’s Auctions in Los Angeles, California, USA, on 17 November 2016The custom-made Jean Louis gown was worn by Marilyn during her famous performance for President Kennedy, at a fundraiser gala for the Democratic Party on 19 May 1962.The figure is $200,000 greater than the previous record holder, the ivory rayon-acetate dress worn also by Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch.

For a complete list of 2016 records, please visit 2016 Guinness Records in United States.

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