Kim Kardashian wowed at the annual fashion fundraiser at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday wearing the exact same gown Marilyn Monroe wore when she sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to President John F. Kennedy in May 1962 MetGala
“It was such a challenge. It was like a [movie] role. I was determined to fit [into] it. I haven’t had carbs or sugar in about three weeks. We’re having pizza and donut party back at the hotel [after the Met Gala].”
The dress, which originally cost $12,000, was designed by Jean Louis and has 6,000 hand-sewn crystals on. Marilyn is said to have had to be sewn into it for her performance for President Kennedy, just three months before she died in August 1962 aged 36. It was later sold for $4.8 million at Julien’s Auctions in 2016 and acquired by Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Museum, who Kim loaned it from for the Met Gala.“He was able to connect me [with Ripley’s] and that’s how the conversation started.”
Kim – who appeared alongside her boyfriend Pete Davidson at the event – also channelled her inner Marilyn by dying her hair platinum blonde for the event.This year’s Met Gala theme was “In America: An Anthology of Fashion”, and the official dress code was gilded glamour and white tie.
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