FORMER White House intern Monica Lewinsky wants to get back the blue dress reputed to carry traces of semen from former president Bill Clinton. Her lawyers are negotiating with investigators for the return of the dress, the Washington Times has quoted Lewinsky’s publisher as saying. The scandal surrounding Lewinsky and Clinton nearly cost Clinton the presidency. The dress was an item of evidence in investigations into Clinton’s behaviour. Lewinsky’s publisher said she did not want to sell the dress. The newspaper estimated that it would fetch up to $500_000 (about R3,95m).