Kim borrowed the original skin-tight nude dress that Marilyn Monroe wore to sing 'Happy Birthday' to President John F. Kennedy. Vogue reports Kardashian wore the dress for a few minutes before changing into a replica, so as not to damage the original.
Kim borrowed the original skin-tight, sparkling nude Bob Mackie dress that Marilyn Monroe wore to sing"Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy, nearly 60 years to the day after the iconic actress first did. She also went with a bleach blonde bun for the occasion, just two days after showing off flowing, dark hair at the Correspondents' Dinner. According to, Kardashian wore the dress for a few minutes before changing into a replica, so as not to damage the original.
"I had this idea to put it on and try it on and then they came with like, armed guards and gloves and I tried it on and it didn't fit me," she told pal LaLa Anthony on the red carpet. "I had three weeks and I had to lose 16 pounds... It was like a role. I was determined to fit into it. I don't think they believed I was going to do it, but I did it." Davidson went with a plain black tux and signature red carpet sunglasses with custom Or & Elle cufflinks.
Kim Kardashian has attended every Met Gala since 2013, often with ex-husband Ye, formerly known as Kanye West. The rapper, who has
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