Dress dazzles and delights

The dress worn by the greatest sex symbol of all time when she met the 35th President of the United States was on display Yorkton on June 18. Hundreds of people flocked to see it.
Marilyn Monroe’s rhinestone-covered dress, made famous when she wore it during her recital of “Happy Birthday” to John F. Kennedy, was at Save-On-Foods on Broadway St. E.
Yorkton was a stop in provincial tour of the iconic ensemble put on by Save-On-Foods and Ripley’s Entertainment.
“[Jim Pattison], the owner of Ripley’s Entertainment [and Save-On-Foods] is a Saskatchewan native, so he wanted to tour it through his home province.” said Heidi Ferriman, a spokesperson for Save-On-Foods.
Security and managers teemed through the building, standing close to the dress. You can’t blame them for being protective. The dress cost over $4 million at an auction.
The dress was positioned at the entrance of the store, sealed behind a glass case and propped up on a stand. A line stretched out to the door, full of people looking for a photo with the dress. After all these years, it sill managed to grab attention and drop jaws.
“It’s an honour to be here,” said Gordon Mensch, who travelled from Langenburg. “I can’t believe how thin she was.”
“I loved it,” said Bernie Hourd. “It’s gorgeous.”
Even workers supervising the dress were dazzled by it.
“It has been amazing,” said Ferriman. “Nothing less than magical.”
The tour will conclude next week in Winnipeg.