Kim Kardashian loves a Met Gala red carpet surprise more than anyone. It’s no surprise that the rumors about her dramatic transformation into Marilyn Monroe were swirling 48 hours before the ball.
Kim Kardashian Transformers Into Marilyn Monroe
Naturally, the big reveal by the star, at the Met Gala was nothing short of jaw-dropping.
“Last year, in September I came up with the after the gala. I kelt thinking to myself, what would I have worked out for the American theme if I had not gone with the Balenciaga look? What’s could be the most American thing you can think of? And that’s when Marilyn Monroe came into my mind.”
After, this nothing could keep Kim away from her dream. And at this Met Gala, she stepped foot on the red carpet with an unmistakable reference to the Monroe. From wearing the infamous glittering dress, her hair was platinum blonde and perfectly coiffed. She even added, “For me, I feel the most Marilyn Monroe moment is during her performance “Happy Birthday,” to JFK, it was that look.”
The dress was based on a Bob Mackie’s sketch for the French-born Hollywood costume designer Jean-Louis. In addition, the dress became a stir when the actress decided to wear it in 1962. To serenade President John F. Kennedy on his 45th birthday.
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In addition, in brief footage of the film, you can see her performing and the audience gasping. As she takes off her white fur coat to reveal the sparkling translucent look embroidered with over six thousand crystals.
Kim Kardashian said: “Nowadays everyone seems to wear sheer dresses. Although, this wasn’t the case back then. In a sense, you can say that this is the original naked dress. That’s why it came as a shock.”
Marilyn Monroe Special Custom Dress
According to records, Monroe paid Jean-Louis $1,440 for the custom piece. In 1999, the piece was first sold at auction for over a million dollars as part of a sale of her estate with Christie’s. In addition, in 2016, the original piece was sold for a whopping $4.8 million at Julien’s Auctions. Although, it was later obtained by Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Museum.
To this day, the dress is still holding the record for being the most expensive dress sold at auction.
In addition, to keep the dress safe, it’s stored in a darkened vault. Which is regulated, with optimum 68 degrees and 40-50% humidity. Although, the multi-million dollar dress rarely makes it out. It’s not been separated from its muslin-covered dress form. Forget, about someone wearing it other than Monroe.
Borrowing The Marilyn Monroe Dress For A Spin-Off
Before Ripley would eventually agree to loan Kardashian the famous piece. she was called in to try on a replica for a size check. Although the replica was perfect, the original dress came with its issues.
Just after finalizing the size, the dress was making its way via private plane from Orlando, Florida to Kim Kardashian’s house in Calabasas.
Kim explains: “The dress was transported with the help of guards. In addition, I had to wear gloves to them it. I always felt that she was exceptionally curvy. Although, I did imagine myself being smaller in some places.
Assuming that she would be bigger and bigger in places where she was smaller. So when I knew it wasn’t perfect to fit me. I wanted to start crying because I knew it could not be altered at all.”
The truth is that Kim Kardashian was only able to wear the original dress for a matter of minutes. Considering the fragile nature and historical value of the dress, she wasn’t willing to take any chances.
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