Marilyn Monroe’s Personal Fur Storage and Repair Invoice, 1955
From the Personal Files of Marilyn Monroe: Dated October 3, 1955, this original invoice from Bach-Cohen, Inc., manufacturers of fine furs in New York City, documents the repair, cleaning, maintenance, and storage of four personal fur garments belonging to Marilyn Monroe. Addressed during the earliest operational period of Marilyn Monroe Productions, the invoice provides a detailed inventory of Monroe’s luxury wardrobe items and the care required to preserve them.
Listed on the invoice are:
- One White Ermine Coat, insured for $5,000, which underwent storage, repair of rips and tears, the addition of rhinestone buttons, and full cleaning, glazing, and pressing
- One Ranch Mink Coat, cleaned, glazed, pressed, and placed into storage
- One Cloth Jacket with Sable Collar, cleaned, glazed, and pressed
- One White Fox Muff, cleaned, glazed, and pressed
All items were received by P. Leonardi, an employee of Bach-Cohen, Inc., and the total cost for services, repairs, and storage was $97.50.
Preserved alongside the invoice is Marilyn Monroe Productions bank check number 279, dated October 28, 1955, signed by Milton Greene, documenting payment in full for these services.
Together, these records reflect the ongoing preservation and management of Monroe’s personal wardrobe during a defining period when she had established her independent production company in New York.
These documents provide rare, tangible insight into both the material reality of Monroe’s personal wardrobe and the infrastructure that supported her public image during one of the most transformative years of her career.
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Collector’s Note
As a collector, I find wardrobe maintenance records like this especially informative because they show how Marilyn Monroe’s image was supported in practical terms.
This invoice documents the structured care of garments that were both valuable personal possessions and components of her public presentation. It reflects the routine systems used to store, repair, and preserve clothing during her move to New York and the formation of Marilyn Monroe Productions.
What makes documents like this useful is their specificity. They identify individual items, services performed, and costs incurred. Preserved alongside the corresponding payment check, they form a complete administrative record of how Monroe managed the material aspects of her life during a period of independence and career redefinition.
Scott Fortner
Marilyn Monroe Collection
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