Remembering the luminous Marilyn Monroe on the 59th anniversary of her passing. Here a vision in gold lam, a gown designed by William Travilla, that we only see a glimpse of in The famous gold lam gown was designed by William Travilla for Marilyn Monroe to wear in the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer @audreyfan2 on Tumblr 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 Archival Travilla Gold Lam Gown (1970s) An extraordinary archival piece by William Travilla, Hollywood's master of sculptural glamour. This gown was produced in the 1970s as part of Travilla's own reinterpretation of American costume designer William Travilla GBM