Kim Kardashian Says She Lost 16 lbs to Fit in Marilyn Monroe's Dress for Met Gala

Kim Kardashian has revealed her bulging address book of A-list celebrities including athletes who would pick up because they thought she "wanted to hook up with them".The Kardashians star, who's currently dating SNL's Pete Davidson, made a couple of shocking confessions during the most recent episode of The Kardashians. In one scene, Kim, 41, sat with film producer Scott Budnick as they discussed his Anti-Recidivism Coalition for social justice.The reality star, who has decided to fight for the rights of the wrongly incarcerated, worked with The Hangover creator on the Julius Jones case. Jones is an American prisoner and former death row inmate from Oklahoma who was convicted of the July 1999 murder of Paul Howell.

Bob Mackie had some choice words regarding Kim Kardashian's choice to wear Marilyn Monroe's custom 1962 Jean Louis gown. Kardashian wore the historic dress for a brief time at the 2022 Met Gala and changed into a replica after posing on the red carpet. "I thought it was a big mistake," Mackie, who drew the original sketch of the dress, told Entertainment Weekly.

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.

Zack Sharf Kim Kardashian broke the internet once again at the 2022 Met Gala, where she wore the iconic dress that Marilyn Monroe had while singing “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” to John F. Kennedy in 1962.

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 almost didn’t get a chance to wear Marilyn Monroe‘s “Happy Birthday Mr. President” dress to the 2022 Met Gala because museum officials originally denied her request.

A stomach full of butterflies. Khloé Kardashian was happy to make her debut at the 2022 Met Gala on Monday, May 2 — but walking the red carpet made her very nervous.

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.

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.

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.