“What is this?” the Kardashian asked as she opened a box containing the hair clipping
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 02: Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson attend The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating"In America: An Anthology of Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022 in New York City.that Monroe wore as she serenaded President John F. Kennedy with the “Happy Birthday” song in 1962. The gown is owned by Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, which acquired the dress in 2016 for $4.8 million.
Kardashian was the first person to don the gown since Monroe, so this was a truly historic fashion repeat.with Marilyn Monroe memorabilia, including eyeliner, lipstick and lotions used by the late star, as well as a tissue that Monroe used to blot her red lipstick just before she sang to President Kennedy at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
While Kardashian wore Monroe’s original dress on the Met Gala red carpet, she switched into a replica gown for the rest of the evening.in the lead-up to the gala. “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.” so she could fit into the gown, which could not be altered due to its historic status.
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