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In fact, Parisian socialite and actress Suzanne Orlandi is thought to be the first woman to wear a black Chanel dress, a long black velvet dress with a stark white collar that she wore to be photographed in 1912

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Her figure was at its peak, the dress was a classic shape of fashion at the time. Monroe is said to have paid Jean-Louis $1,440 for the custom piece, which was first sold at auction in 1999 for over a million dollars as part of a sale of her estate with Christies