Monroe dress damaged?
Kim Kardashian denies allegations
Kim Kardashian in the Monroe gown at the 2022 Met Gala.
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Kim Kardashian wore a Marilyn Monroe dress to the Met Gala. Now she has defended herself against allegations that she damaged it.
Kim Kardashian (41) provided an eye-catching moment with a special gown at this year’s Met Gala. Drawing on Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe’s (1926-1962) fashion archive, she wore the sparkling ‘Happy Birthday, Mr. President’ dress from 1962, after which allegations were made that Kardashian had damaged the dress.
Scott Fortner, who oversees the world’s largest private collection of Monroe’s personal belongings, posted In mid-June, several photos of the dress on his Instagram account “The Marilyn Monroe Collection”. They are to show the glittering textile piece before and after the Met Gala. According to this, some crystals are said to be missing, others were only hanging by a thread. In addition, the fabric around the zipper was torn. Kim Kardashian has now on the “Today Show” commented on the complaint.
Kim Kardashian wore Monroe dress for a few minutes
When asked if the dress was damaged, the reality TV star said no. “Ripley and I worked so well together. There were helpers in gloves putting it on me.” There was a whole “process” behind her performance, Kardashian explained. “I came down to the red carpet in a bathrobe and slippers, put the dress on on the carpet below and went up the stairs. I wore it for probably three or four minutes and then I changed right at the top of the stairs.”
The owner of the dress, Ripley’s private museum, had previously firmly denied the allegations. In a statement it said: “We can say with certainty that Marilyn Monroe’s famous 1962 ‘Happy Birthday’ dress was not damaged in any way.” Ripley’s had previously bought the gown itself.
Reality star has ‘completely changed lifestyle'”
Kardashian continued in the interview that she respects Monroe and understands how much this dress means to American history. “Since the theme of the gala was American, I thought, ‘What’s more American than Marilyn Monroe singing happily to the President of the United States?'” Explaining her transformation, she said, “I saw it as a role. And I wanted to Definitely wear that dress. It was really important to me.”
Kardashian lost several pounds to showcase the dress. “I’ve actually learned a lot about my lifestyle and my health,” she said. “Since then, I’ve continued to eat very healthy. I’ve lost about 20 pounds now. I’m not trying to lose any more weight, but I have more energy than ever.” You leave out a lot of sugar and junk food from now on. “I just completely changed my lifestyle.”