Fashion enthusiasts and Marilyn Monroe fans around the world expressed their disappointment on social media after photographs showing damages to Marilyn Monroe’s iconic “Happy Birthday” dress, which was worn by Kim Kardashian for Met Gala, were posted online.
The before and after photos posted on Instagram by The Marilyn Monroe Collection, which claims to be the world’s largest private collection of Monroe’s personal property and archives, show that the 60-year-old dress has missing crystals and loose threads after it was worn by American celebrity Kim Kardashian on the Met Gala red carpet on May 2.
The pictures were reportedly taken at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Hollywood location where the dress was on display.
So far, there has been no statement from Ripley’s Believe It or Not! franchise or Kim Kardashian about the allegations.
The dress, designed by Jean Louis, was worn by Marilyn Monroe on May 19, 1962, during a fundraiser event in which Monroe sang “Happy Birthday, Mr. President”, to then US president John F. Kennedy. The delicate dress, embellished with over 2,000 hand-stitched crystals, was bought by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! franchise in 2016 for $4.8 million.
After Kim Kardashian loaned the dress from Ripley’s Believe It or Not! franchise, her move was criticised by fashion historians who raised the issue of the historical dress being damaged.
In an interview with Vogue, Kardashian had said, “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.”
In an interview with Vogue, Kardashian had said, “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.”
Why would they lend her the dress? What is next, Kanye West borrowing Washington’s sword to play with?
Yes, I know quite not the same, BUT both articles have a significant historical value and NOT to be be use for cheap marketing.
She had no business being in it
Exactly. Would they let you wear it Karen? Probably not. They let her wear it because she is famous and for the publicity. Now that dress is ruined forever. Those original crystals can not be replaced or found. They are gone forever just like Marilyn.
Sleeze and trash trying to be dignified 😂
Tragic
Fat BITCH should pay about 20 million and her fat ass should be cut off the whole family sucks what so good about then. Trach that all it is
Her fat ass probably popped the crystals off. I would not have wanted to be in the vicinity, as she could have put out someone’s eye.