“The fabric used to design the dress no longer exists. Nor do the original crystals. Restoring it will be impossible”, said the owner of the dress.
As part of her essence committed to the events she attends, Kim Kardashian once again shone at a MET Gala, but not like in the 2021 version, when she wore an entirely black outfit, but by bringing out the old Hollywood diva that lives within her.
And the socialite, at this year’s MET Gala, decided to wear one of the most iconic dresses in history, Marilyn Monroe’s from President John F. Kennedy’s birthday (yes, the one from “happy birthday, mister president”).
But to wear it she had to make a great effort and lose 7 kilos in practically three weeks in order to “fit into” the outfit and walk the red carpet during the 5 minutes she wore it.
Yes, because since the dress was truly the same one Marilyn wore, Kim later changed out of it into a replica so as not to damage it.
Although, unfortunately, and despite claiming she had been careful with the dress and avoided tearing it, the historic piece still ended up being damaged. And in an “irreparable” way.
According to a representative of the museum that has the largest collection of Marilyn Monroe belongings, the artist’s dress was left with “significant damage” after being worn by Kim.
From the seam near the zipper, which was strained when trying to go up over Kim’s curves, to the crystals that were embedded.
In fact, to show the damage, the creator of the museum “The Marilyn Monroe Collection” posted images showing the before and after of the dress, as well as details of the damage.
This is the before and after of Marilyn Monroe’s dress.
The museum representative says he is furious with the museum “Ripley’s Believe it or not”, since repairing the dress is “impossible”.
“The fabric that was used to create the dress no longer exists. Of course several crystals were lost, I think restoring it is simply impossible”
-Representative to Tyla.
However, the source assured that despite everything, the criticism is directed against the museum “Ripley’s Believe it or not”, and not against Kim Kardashian herself.
For now, none of those involved has commented on the matter.