Marilyn Monroe and the Potato Sack Dress, c.1951

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This led Twentieth Century Fox to take advantage of the situation, organizing the now-famous photoshoot that saw Monroe posing in a burlap potato sack that was designed to highlight her famous figure. The photos would go on to feature in newspapers across the country, proving the fact that Monroe could indeed look amazing in a potato sack.

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