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Marilyn Monroe
Two pairs of sheer seamed nylon stockings in natural tones, one pair with a line of pale blue stitching decorating the tops which are additionally stitch-marked 60, the other pair of a slightly darker hue, specially designed for open-toe shoe wear with graduated holes at the toes, additionally marked in white on one stocking top Made By Dupont, Nylon, 5 Gauge; accompanied by a copy of the Sunday Express newspaper, July 15th, 1956, featuring photographs of Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller on the front page on their arrival in England to shoot the film The Prince And The Showgirl, one photo detail showing the lower half of Marilyn's leg captioned No! It couldn't be. Or is it really a ladder in Miss Monroe's smooth stocking.. -- both pairs given by Monroe to Marianne Geltner, the cook at Parkside House, Englefield Green, Surrey, in 1956 when Monroe resided there with her husband during the making of the film (3)
Two pairs of sheer seamed nylon stockings in natural tones, one pair with a line of pale blue stitching decorating the tops which are additionally stitch-marked 60, the other pair of a slightly darker hue, specially designed for open-toe shoe wear with graduated holes at the toes, additionally marked in white on one stocking top Made By Dupont, Nylon, 5 Gauge; accompanied by a copy of the Sunday Express newspaper, July 15th, 1956, featuring photographs of Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller on the front page on their arrival in England to shoot the film The Prince And The Showgirl, one photo detail showing the lower half of Marilyn's leg captioned No! It couldn't be. Or is it really a ladder in Miss Monroe's smooth stocking.. -- both pairs given by Monroe to Marianne Geltner, the cook at Parkside House, Englefield Green, Surrey, in 1956 when Monroe resided there with her husband during the making of the film (3)
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