Actress Debbie Reynolds auctioned off nearly 400 movie costumes and props to raise money for a permanent museum for the rest of her Hollywood collection. Saturday's auction was conducted at Le Meridien Hotel in Beverly Hills, with bids also taken online at EBay and by phone. The white denim uniform worn by Sigourney Weaver in the 1979 sci-fi horror film Alien went for $5,875.

The top-seller was a sequined, strapless pant-outfit and shawl worn by Marilyn Monroe in "The Seven Year Itch", which went for $58,750 US at a charity auction of Hollywood costumes.

Source: Canada.com [1]