In recent years, the rich widow robe has become the visual shorthand for a tragic and wealthy woman who kills her husband. The robe is a symbol of wealth, but it’s also a symbol of cavalier evil. The rich widow robe was popularized by Hollywood actors such as Marilyn Monroe, who played a woman named Rose Loomis in the film Niagara. Billed as a seductive temptress who lured men to their doom, she was actually a domestic-violence victim who tries to kill her husband.
