Kim Kardashian

2022 - 5 - 3

marilyn monroe dress

Kim Kardashian wore one of Marilyn Monroe's most iconic dresses ... (CNN)

As the Met Gala red carpet drew to a close on Monday night, Kim Kardashian arrived fashionably late in a sparkling skin-tight gown once worn by Marilyn ...

While her look was met with cheers on the night and plenty of positive feedback, some social media users criticized Kardashian for glamourizing her weight loss, a topic she has previouslydrawn angerfor in the past. Kardashian encountered similar difficulties on the Costume Institute's red carpet where she was seen carefully shuffling up the stairs, with help from her boyfriend Pete Davidson. According to her agreement with Ripley's, no alterationswere allowed to be made to the dress though she later changed into a replica for the rest of the event. Created 60 years ago by Hollywood designer Jean Louis, with help from Bob Mackie, the shimmering dress is one of Monroe's most iconic looks.

Kim Kardashian Says She Lost 16 Pounds To Fit Into Marilyn ... (Today.com)

Kim Kardashian told Vogue how she lost weight in time to wear Marilyn Monroe's famous dress, in which the actor sang "Happy Birthday" to JFK, ...

And a couple of clips she shared to her Instagram story later proved that she was grateful to have the experience behind her, too. So when it didn’t fit me I wanted to cry because it can’t be altered at all.” It was such a challenge.

Kim Kardashian Wore One Of The Most Iconic And Valuable ... (BuzzFeed News)

Though she isn't your average movie star, there's no one better suited than Kim to embody one of Marilyn's sexiest and most infamous moments.

“Marilyn Monroe was the biggest star in the world. “I imagined I might be smaller in some places where she was bigger and bigger in places where she was smaller. And whether we choose to believe it or not, the discourse and impassioned views on either side speak directly to both women's ascendancy in pop culture. “I always thought she was extremely curvy,” Kim said of Marilyn Monroe ahead of the big night. I thought to myself, what would I have done for the American theme if it had not been the Balenciaga look? “In a sense, it’s the original naked dress.

Kim Kardashian changed into replica of Marilyn Monroe dress at ... (Page Six)

Kim Kardashian changed into a replica minutes after wearing Marilyn Monroe's famous "Happy birthday Mr. President" dress to the 2022 Met Gala.

Monroe’s dress is so fragile, it’s stored in a dark, temperature-controlled vault set to 68 degrees and 40-50 percent humidity, and Kardashian is the first person to wear it since the famed Hollywood actress debuted the gown back in 1962. “I’m extremely respectful to the dress and what it means to American history,” Kardashian told Vogue ahead of the Met Gala. “I would never want to sit in it or eat in it or have any risk of any damage to it and I won’t be wearing the kind of body makeup I usually do.” Once she reached the top of the Met steps, the reality star changed into a replica of the priceless Jean Louis gown — along with a little assistance from a white-gloved assistant from Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!, who loaned her the look.

The secrets of Marilyn Monroe's dress that Kim Kardashian wore to ... (New York Post)

Sixty years after Marilyn Monroe sang “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” for John F. Kennedy at Madison Square Garden, her iconic nude dress has been put back ...

I had this idea to put it on and try it on,” Kardashian said on the red carpet of the Met. Though the “Happy Birthday” performance in 1962 sparked rumors of an affair between Monroe and President Kennedy, the dress itself was the true scandal. Kim Kardashian admitted she went on a diet to lose 16 pounds in three weeks in order to fit into the dress for the Met Gala. I thought to myself, what would I have done for the American theme if it had not been the Balenciaga look? Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum in Florida bought the dress at a Julien’s Auctions event in 2016 for $4.8 million. The unlined gown made it impossible for Monroe to wear undergarments.

Marilyn Monroe's famous dress that Kim Kardashian wore to the Met ... (WJXT News4JAX)

Kim Kardashian is known for breaking the internet, and she did it once again at the Met Gala Monday night when she donned the iconic dress that Marilyn ...

According to Vogue, the piece is stored in a darkened vault that’s controlled at the optimum 68 degrees and 40-50% humidity, and before Ripley’s would agree to loan Kardashian the piece, she was invited to try on a replica, which fit perfectly. But she only wore the fragile original dress for her walk up the Grand Staircase at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, changing into a replica after that, according to Vogue. Kardashian told Vogue that the most American thing she could think of was Monroe. Her hair was platinum, emulating Monroe, and pulled tightly into a bun. “It’s a bit of history.” “The dress cost $4.81 million,” Edward Meyer, vice president of exhibits and archives for Ripley’s Entertainment Inc., said at the time.