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Kim Kardashian caused 'irreparable damage' to Marilyn Monroe's dress
Images show the deteriorated state of the garment after the Met Gala 2022
June 14, 2022 10:54am
Updated: June 14, 2022 1:31pm
Kim Kardashian's decision wear the iconic dress worn by Marilyn Monroe when she sang "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" to John F. Kennedy to the Met Gala 2022 red carpet damaged the historical garment.
Images shared on social media show the state of the fabric and details of the iconic dress before Kim wore it and compared them to the damage left after she took it to the red carpet.
"In case you missed it... Crystals are missing, and some were left hanging by a thread. The dress, on display at Ripley's Hollywood location on June 12, 2022," reads a post on an Instagram account called The Marilyn Monroe Collection.
The post is a before and after photo of the Marilyn Monroe dress worn by Kim Kardashian at the Met Gala 2022. It shows how the fabric and crystals embroidered on the piece were practically intact until the moment the 41-year-old businesswoman wore the garment.
Despite Kim’s efforts to lose weight to fit into the dress, the piece was still severely damaged after the Met Gala. As a result, a decision was made that she would no longer be allowed to wear fashion pieces of historical value to the event.
According to information released by the Ripley Museum, after receiving Kim Kardashian's request to wear the dress, they had to "make certain decisions as to whether or not we were willing to let Kim borrow the dress."
Two different fittings were done on Kim during April to see if the dress would fit her or not, added the museum.
Ripley said in a statement that the biggest challenge they had was making sure to maintain the integrity of the dress and its preservation, "because it's 60 years old and we feel it's such an iconic piece of fashion, both from a historical perspective, but also from a pop culture perspective."
The truth is that, in the end, the damage suffered by the garment is more than evident and almost irreversible.
