Fans React to Photos Showing Kim Kardashian Damaged Marilyn Monroe’s Iconic Dress at the 2022 Met Gala
Kim Kardashian knows how to make a statement with her wardrobe, and the Marilyn Monroe dress she wore to the 2022 Met Gala certainly grabbed the attention of fans. Photos surfaced after the event showing that Monroe’s iconic dress showed signs of damage after the reality star wore it, and fans have some strong opinions about it. Here’s what they are saying about Kardashian’s choice to wear the dress.
Kim Kardashian wore Marilyn Monroe’s real dress for just a few minutes at the 2022 Met Gala before changing into a replica
Reality star Kim Kardashian famously wore Marilyn Monroe’s iconic dress to the 2022 Met Gala. While she appeared to wear the sparkly gown the entire night, she actually only wore the real thing for a few minutes.
Kardashian walked the red carpet at the fashion event in the same dress Monroe wore in 1962 to President John F. Kennedy’s birthday celebration. Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! Allowed the reality star to borrow the gown for the party. She posed for photos with her boyfriend, comedian Pete Davidson.
According to Page Six, she changed into a replica of the gown after being photographed at the top of the Met steps. The publication reported that “a special changing room was created especially for Kardashian, 41, to change into an exact copy of the sparkling dress, which is also owned by Ripley’s.”
The publication also reported that Monroe’s gown is so delicate that it is stored in a temperature, light, and humidity-controlled vault, and the reality star is the only person to wear the garment since Monroe donned the gown.
“I’m extremely respectful to the dress and what it means to American history,” Kardashian told Vogue before the event. “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.”
Fans are reacting to new photos showing damage to Marilyn Monroe’s iconic dress after Kim Kardashian wore it to the 2022 Met Gala
Since Kim Kardashian wore Marilyn Monroe’s dress to the 2022 Met Gala, new photos have surfaced showing that the reality star may have damaged the priceless garment.
Fans are reacting to the photos online. They are leaving their opinions in the comments section of an Instagram post about the damaged dress.
Some are upset with Kardashian for wearing the historic gown, and many more are furious with Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! for lending it to her. “I don’t even understand why she was allowed to wear it. It hasn’t even been washed since Marilyn wore it,” one fan wrote. “A piece of history destroyed because another famous person gets their way. Ugh 😩”
“I personally wouldn’t be upset with Kardashian but upset with the people that gave the OK for her to wear the gown,” another fan commented. “These are 2 totally body types & Kim Kardashian definitely does not have the same body type as Marilyn Monroe.”
But some fans think the damage to the dress is over-sensationalized. “Who cares?? It’s just a dress!” one fan wrote. “She wore it, looked amazing, now get over it.”
Others insist the gown is an important piece of history, leaving comments like, “Wow these people with it’s just a dress- it’s part of history period. She should of [sic] never been allowed to wear it.”
Fashion designer Bob Mackie said it was a ‘mistake’ for the reality star to wear the iconic dress
Bob Mackie, the fashion designer who drew the sketch for the original Jean Louis gown, said it was a “big mistake” for Kim Kardashian to wear Marilyn Monroe’s dress to the 2022 Met Gala.
“I thought it was a big mistake,” Mackie told Entertainment Weekly after the event. “[Marilyn] was a goddess. A crazy goddess, but a goddess. She was just fabulous. Nobody photographs like that. And it was done for her. It was designed for her. Nobody else should be seen in that dress.”
The designer also expressed concern that the gown was damaged after Kardashian wore it to the fashion party.
