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When Marilyn left Christie’s after the auction, she was overwhelmed by the aggressive photographers and reporters trying to get her attention. She said now she better understands how difficult it must be for famous people at times.
Although most of the dresses were floor length, Marilyn said she wanted a shorter dress that would fit her lifestyle. The dress she bought was a royal blue satin cocktail dress designed by Victor Edelstein. This is a dress that reflects Diana’s personal taste, thinks Marilyn. It wasn’t designed for'a public event, but was called a “private dress” by Christie’s.
It is similar to the others in that it is actually a dress inside a dress. The lining has a front zipper, bones, hooks and snaps and actually acts as the foundation.
“You just jump in and you’re ready to go. It’s amazing,” said Marilyn. The lining is totally invisible from the outer garment.
Unfortunately, Marilyn doesn’t quite fit into it. She said she doesn’t understand why the hips fit, but the top is too small.
“I can’t quite figure out why,” she said. Diana is a tall woman, almost six feet. “When my daughter-in-law wears it, she is stabbed by the bones,” continued Marilyn. She said she is going to lose 10 pounds and see if that will give her a comfortable fit.
She said she will not alter the dress, even it never fits, because she thinks unaltered it will probably become more valuable over time.
Buying the dress has resulted in some changes for her. She was on Larry King Live in New York. The show was staged on a narrow concrete median in the middle of Park Avenue with traffic whizzing by in both directions. She sat next to Joan Rivers who teased her about having to go pick up the dress from Christie’s and them not delivering it after the auction.
She appeared in People Magazine with Maryann wearing the dress in the farm’s horse stable. (Marilyn has about 100 miniature horses.)
Marilyn moved to Rappahannock in 1993 with her husband, who passed away a year ago. She still raises miniature horses on her farm Hilltop Stud Farm at Hawthorne in Woodville.
The Gail King Show in Hartford flew Marilyn and Maryann to New York. They stayed in a comfortable hotel and had their make-up and hair done for an interview with a live audience. It will air in September. “It was fun to be with a live audience who asked questions,” Marilyn added.
She said she gets a ton of mail, the e-mail messages she receives are hilarious and she never imagined that buying the dress would be this much fun.
To order the 204-page catalog from Christie’s call (800) 395-6300. All proceeds from sales will continue to benefit the cancer and AIDS charities in England and the United States.
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