: 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 Marilyn Monroe's orange dress in the 1953 film "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" designed by William Travilla : r whatthefrockk Marilyn Monroe Look alike Wears Original White Editorial Stock Photo Stock Image Shutterstock Editorial 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