Eunice Murray, Marilyn Monroe's housekeeper, helped with the preparations before the funeral. In a book that she wrote titled "Marilyn: The Last Months," Murray recalled the days before Monroe was buried. The actress' half-sister, Berniece Miracle, was tasked to choose the dress that will be worn by Monroe (via The Marilyn Monroe Collection). Miracle asked Murray where her sister's blue dresses were because that was her favorite color, to which Murray said that she had none, as Monroe hadn't been wearing blue lately. The obvious choice was her favorite dress, which Murray knew was the one she wore at a press conference she attended in Mexico in February of that year.
The dress was by Italian fashion designer Emilio Pucci, and it came in a pale green color. A scarf was also placed around her neck. Her makeup was done by her personal makeup artist Allan "Whitey" Snyder, who had promised to do so in jest years prior to Monroe's death per QCC. In the early '50s, the two were talking when Monroe told Snyder, "Promise me if something happens to me, please never let anybody touch my face but you. Promise me you'll do my makeup, so I'll look my best." Monroe was buried in a bronze-colored casket.
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