Marilyn Monroe’s Personal Cowgirl Boots, Worn in The Misfits

From the Personal Wardrobe of Marilyn Monroe: A pair of tan leather boots by Hyer, with yellow and green stitching on the toe and shaft, pull straps, block heel, size 7 1/2 B.

These boots were worn by the star as “Roslyn Tabor” in her last completed film, The Misfits, most prominently in the intense scene where she screams out “Murderers!” to a confused Clark Gable and Eli Wallach, but Montgomery Clift gets it.

 

 

In October 1999, world-renown clothing designer, Tommy Hilfiger, won these boots at the Christie’s New York auction of Monroe’s personal property. He had them framed in a shadowbox which hung in his office for over 20 years.

Provenance:

Christie’s New York: The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe, October 27-28, 1999.