Why did Marilyn wear a sack of potato dress? I’ve read a few theories but what was the real reason? She was first shot in a sack of potatoes by Earl Theisen in 1951 for Look’s October 23rd issue (below). The second time has a two different stories. The first is that journalists were calling her “cheap and vulgar” and said she should dress in a sack of potatoes, after seeing her in a dress she wore