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Featuring 2,500 hand-stitched immensely sparkling crystals, the iconic marquisette dress was so tight that Monroe was unable to wear anything beneath it and had to be sewn into it by the designer moments before she took to the podium

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Designed by French-born costume designer Jean Louis, the sheer dress was embellished with more than 6,000 hand-sewn rhinestones and created the illusion that Monroe was wearing almost nothing at all a daring fashion statement that helped cement the "Happy Birthday" moment in pop culture history