ICYMI: The pink Marilyn Monroe-style dress worn by pop icon Madonna in her 'Material Girl' music video and a drum kit from John Lennon and Paul McCartney's first band are up for auction in California
Feb 18 - The pink Marilyn Monroe-style dress worn by pop star Madonna in her 1984 "Material Girl" music video and a drum kit used by the prototype Beatles are some of the items going under the hammer at a music memorabilia auction in California.
"We have Madonna's 'Material Girl' ensemble that she wore in the video 'Material Girl' in 1985, where she was channeling Marilyn Monroe from the 1950s film that Marilyn did, 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'," said Darren Julien, the founder and CEO of Julien's Auctions."It's one of the most historic and iconic pieces of Madonna... very few items that are this iconic of hers are in the public domain," he added.
A rare drum kit from John Lennon and Paul McCartney's first band, The Quarrymen, is also going under the hammer, with estimates from Julien's Auctions between $400,000 and $600,000.
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