Historical Photographs with Some Fascinating Stories Behind Them

[post_page_title]Wearing a potato sack[/post_page_title]

It’s not as if this isn’t a popular photo, but not too many understand the origins behind it. To keep a long story short, the stunning Marilyn Monroe was met with some harsh criticism from a columnist in 1951.

Wearing a potato sack

She was accused of looking “cheap and vulgar” when she donned a particular red dress. The columnist would go on to say that she would’ve looked better in a potato sack. In the aftermath of those comments, Monroe decided to wear just that, and she still looked phenomenal.

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