Kim Kardashian takes advantage of Marilyn Monroe’s fashion archive for her debut at the Met Gala with Pete Davidson.
All eyes were on 41-year-old Kardashian and 28-year-old Davidson, who went out together to cover the red carpet at the Met Gala 2022. But the fashion entrepreneur’s dress is what everyone is talking about.
Kardashian borrowed one of Marilyn Monroe’s most iconic outfits – the dress with which she sings “Happy Birthday, Mr. President”, which has been on display in Orlando, Florida, for “Ripley’s Believe It or Not!”. She complemented the glamorous style with diamond earrings and a white leather jacket.
“Well, this is Marilyn Monroe’s dress, she’s 60, and she wore it when she sang President John F. Kennedy’s Happy Birthday in 1962.”Kardashian told the correspondent of Vogue magazine on the red carpet.
But getting into the old dress was not easy. “I tried it and it didn’t suit me. I said, ‘Give me three weeks.’ I had to lose 7-8 kilograms until today “admits Kardashian.
“It was such a challenge. It was like a movie role. I was determined to get into it. I haven’t eaten carbs or sugar in about three weeks.”she added.
The dress, designed by Jean-Louis, originally cost $ 12,000 and was reportedly so tight that Monroe had to be sewn into it before her performance for President Kennedy on May 19, 1962, at a charity evening in Madison Square Garden. just three months before her death. Ripley’s bought the dress from Julien’s Auction in November 2016 for a whopping $ 4.81 million, making it one of the most expensive dresses in the world.
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Kardashian really took on the image of Monroe, dyeing her hair platinum blonde in an elegant bun to complete her look.
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