Legendary designer Bob Mackie — who actually had a hand in making Marilyn Monroe’s 1962 dress that Kim Kardashian wore at the Met Gala this year — has reacted to the reality star’s controversial decision to don the dress for the fashion event. And he ain’t beaming with pride.
Kim Kardashian received Marilyn Monroe’s hair as gift before Met Gala 2022
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stunned the crowd at the Met Gala on Monday night when she showed up sporting Monroe’s iconic 1962 dress.However, the cosmetics mogul also received an actual piece of the Hollywood starlet’s blonde hair as a gift.The Ripley’s Believe it Or Not! Museum in Orlando shared a video on their Instagram account Tuesday showing the reality star receiving a lock of screen icon’s infamous mane.“During @KimKardashian’s Met Gala dress fitting at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! HQ, our team surprised her with a silver box that contained an actual lock of Marilyn’s iconic platinum hair,” the museum explained in their post.The “Some Like It Hot” actress’ frock that she wore to sing “Happy Birthday” to President John F. Kennedy six decades ago was in the care of the Ripley’s Believe it Or Not! before Kardashian took it for a spin.“The Ripley’s team also filled her Met Gala dressing room with a trove of Marilyn Monroe and JFK memorabilia to help inspire her look,” they continued.The clip featured the mother of four opening a little blue box stuffed with tissue paper and looking very shocked when she saw the hair strands.“This is so cool,” Kardashian said.
“This is sleeping with me every night.”The museum purchased Monroe’s famed party gown at a Julien’s Auctions event in 2016 for $4.8 million. Once taxes and fees were added, the dress was valued at over $5 million, making it the “world’s most expensive dress” ever sold at auction, Ripley’s revealed to The Post on Tuesday.While Kardashian made a splash on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s steps earlier this week, many people were not happy with the businesswoman excavating the decades-old gown for the purpose of publicity.“I am extremely disappointed to see this 60-year-old, iconic dress being
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Kim Kardashian gifted lock of Marilyn Monroe's hair by Ripley's before Met Gala 2022
Kim Kardashian received a special surprise before borrowing Marilyn Monroe’s dress at the 2022 Met Gala. The 41-year-old was gifted a lock of the late star’s hair by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! in Orlando, Florida, before appearing at the annual benefit in New York City.The museum allowed the SKIMS founder to borrow Monroe’s famous "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" dress, which she wore for John F.
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Kim Kardashian Was Gifted a Lock of Marilyn Monroe’s Hair Ahead of Met Gala 2022
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The secrets of Marilyn Monroe’s dress that Kim Kardashian wore to Met Gala 2022
took the dress for a spin at last night’s Met Gala, making her the only person besides Marilyn to ever wear the dress. The skin-tight mesh dress, which has more than 6,000 hand-sewn crystals, was part of the Monroe estate until Anna Strasberg enlisted Christie’s to sell it in 1999, according to the Daily Mail.Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum in Florida bought the dress at a Julien’s Auctions event in 2016 for $4.8 million. After taxes and fees, the dress was valued at over $5 million, making it the “world’s most expensive dress” ever sold at auction, Ripley’s told The Post.The dazzling gown is now valued at over $10 million.When Monroe asked costume designer Jean Louis to make a dress for her, she told him, “I want you to design a truly historical dress, a dazzling dress that’s one-of-a-kind, a dress that only Marilyn Monroe could wear,” according to Ripley’s.Bob Mackie drew the original sketch as his first job out of college. The unlined gown made it impossible for Monroe to wear undergarments.
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Kim Kardashian wears Marilyn Monroe’s dress at Met Gala before changing into replica
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