Bob Mackie says Kim Kardashian made 'horrible mistake' wearing custom Marilyn Monroe dress to Met Gala

She’s keeping up with the Kardashians — and the Davidsons. Martha Stewart exclusively told Us Weekly about her run-in with Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson at the White House Correspondents Dinner.

Kim Kardashian has shared a set of previously unseen photos of her back up look from this year’s Met Gala.The 41 year old had donned Marilyn Monroe's iconic figure hugging Jean Louis gown to the star-studded event on Monday evening, the very same gown that Monroe famously wore while she sang Happy Birthday to US president John F. Kennedy back in 1962.

Kim Kardashian expressed concern after bleaching her hair for 10 hours ahead of her Met Gala appearance where she wore Marilyn Monroe's iconic dress. The media sensation, 41, also revealed that she lost 16lbs ahead of the event on Monday 2 May in order to fit into the original dress worn by the legendary Marilyn, which left many fans shocked.

Ariana Rockefeller doesn’t take the sacredness of her family’s history for granted.The 39-year-old attended the Met Gala on Monday, May 2 wearing a gold and cream gown with a floral print that belonged to her grandmother, Peggy Rockefeller. The Elizabeth Arden design--which features bows as straps around the shoulders and waist--was made for the Peggy back in 1954, being slightly altered for her Ariana to wear this week.Even though being part of such an important family is normal to Rockefeller, the model and philanthropist still understands just how much her elders contributed to American fashion.“This year is about celebrating the talents and legacies of American designers and how those talents shaped American style,” Rockefeller said in a statement shared with PEOPLE, referring to the “Gilded Glamour” dress code for the “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” theme this year.Rihanna honored with her own marble sculpture at Metropolitan Museum of ArtDid Kim Kardashian jeopardize Marilyn Monroe’s dress while taking it to the 2022 Met Gala?Get their looks: 2022 Met Gala beauty breakdown“In that sense, my gown is a part of this story: an Elizabeth Arden gown designed by Ferdinando Sarmi in 1954 for my grandmother and then reimagined by Christy Rilling for me today in 2022,” she continued.

Kim Kardashian rocking Marilyn Monroe’s dress at the 2022 Met Gala was a moment, but not everyone was loving it.

Marilyn Monroe is an iconic figure and one of the most emblematic sex symbols of the 50s and 60s. Although many might beg to differ, Kim Kardashian will also pass down in history as one of the most famous personalities of this era.

Kim Kardashian made the internet erupt once again as she took to the steps of the 2022 Met Gala wearing one of the most iconic dresses in the world this week. For fashion's biggest event of the year, the 41 year old chose to don Marilyn Monroe's £3.8m dress, which the Hollywood icon sported to sing Happy Birthday to American President John F.

Kim Kardashian was committed to this fit!

Gallery: The glitz and the glamour! The best outfits from the 2022 Met Gala (BANG Showbiz)She said: "I always thought she was extremely curvy. I imagined I might be smaller in some places where she was bigger and bigger in places where she was smaller. So when it didn't fit me I wanted to cry because it can't be altered at all.

Kim Kardashian appeared on the 2022 Met Gala red carpet donning Marilyn Monroe’s iconic gem-embellished gown, made famous when the late icon wore it to serenade US president John F Kennedy for his birthday six decades ago. RELATED: The most glamorous red carpet looks at the Met GalaCompleting her red-carpet look, Kim enlisted the help of her trusty makeup artist, Mario Dedivanovic AKA Makeup by Mario, to help recreate Marilyn Monroe’s ultra-dewy skin for the glamorous Met Gala event.

at the museum with the help of a conservationist from Ripley's. Once she climbed the steps, she changed into a replica, also owned by Ripley's.“I’m extremely respectful to the dress and what it means to American history. 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," she told Vogue.The dress was created by French designer Jean-Louis, and based on a sketch by the legendary Bob Mackie.

Kim Kardashian put in some serious work to make her 2022 Met Gala moment happen. The reality TV star told Vogue that she lost 16 pounds to fit into the famous dress.

All eyes were on the Kar-Jenner clan at the Met Gala, as they arrived in a string of impressive outfits. Kim Kardashian opted to emulate Marilyn Monroe in her iconic Happy Birthday Mr President dress, meanwhile Kylie donned a huge wedding gown and veil. While some fans on social media have said the dress was Kylie's hint that she wants to get married to boyfriend Travis, the look actually has a very sweet meaning behind it.