--- description: A brief history of viral dresses before The Dress that everyone thinks is either blue and black or white and gold title: TheDress: Famous Dresses image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcf9757b9850afe51/69878162428a9e5c34cc75b8/marilyn-monroe-wind-blown-dress.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 6 Dresses That Are Way More Famous Than #TheDress by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 27, 2015 3:39 PM CUT  Marilyn Monroe poses over the updraft of a New York subway grating while in character for the filming of 'The Seven Year Itch' in Manhattan on Sept. 15, 1954. Marilyn Monroe poses over the updraft of a New York subway grating while in character for the filming of 'The Seven Year Itch' in Manhattan on Sept. 15, 1954.Matty Zimmerman—AP by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 27, 2015 3:39 PM CUT  Portrait of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco and Princess Grace (Grace Kelly) on their wedding day on April 19, 1956 in Monaco. Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images  First Lady Jackie Kennedy wearing a fitted silk apricot dress and triple strand of pearls, walking through crowds at Udaipur during visit to India, 1962. Art Rickerby—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Marilyn Monroe poses over the updraft of a New York subway grating while in character for the filming of 'The Seven Year Itch' in Manhattan on Sept. 15, 1954. Matty Zimmerman—AP  This is a photo from page 2991 of Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr's report showing Monica Lewinsky's dress which was tested for physical evidence of a relationship between President Clinton and Monica Lewinsky. OIC/AP  Jennifer Lopez wears Versace at the 42nd Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles on Feb. 23, 2000. Scott Gries—Getty Images  President Barack Obama introduced his wife Michelle at the Commander-In-Chief Ball after his inauguration held at the National Building Museum in Washington on Jan. 20, 2009. David Stephenson—Lexington Herald-Leader/MCT/Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3725889/the-dress-black-blue-gold-white-famous-dresses/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3725889/the-dress-black-blue-gold-white-famous-dresses/"},"headline":"6 Dresses That Are Way More Famous Than #TheDress","datePublished":"2015-02-27T15:39:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:47:58.126Z","description":"A brief look at dresses that have gone viral throughout history","url":"https://time.com/3725889/the-dress-black-blue-gold-white-famous-dresses/","keywords":["Newsfeed","society","photography"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcf9757b9850afe51/69878162428a9e5c34cc75b8/marilyn-monroe-wind-blown-dress.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcf9757b9850afe51/69878162428a9e5c34cc75b8/marilyn-monroe-wind-blown-dress.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"MARILYN MONROE Wind Blown Dress","caption":"MARILYN MONROE Wind Blown Dress","creditText":"Matty Zimmerman—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3725889/the-dress-black-blue-gold-white-famous-dresses/","name":"6 Dresses That Are Way More Famous Than #TheDress"}}]}] ```