.KimKardashian wears Marilyn Monroe’s “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” dress to the 2022 MetGala! Her dramatic transformation was nothing short of jaw-dropping.
No one loves a Met Gala surprise more than Kim Kardashian—so it’s no wonder rumors of her dramatic transformation into Marilyn Monroe were swirling 48 hours before the ball. Naturally, the big reveal tonight was nothing short of jaw-dropping. “The idea really came to me after the gala in September last year. I thought to myself, what would I have done for the American theme if it had not beenWhat’s the most American thing you can think of? And that’s Marilyn Monroe,” says Kardashian.
Fresh out of college and just 21 at the time, Mackie remembers the moment vividly. “After the day the sketch was drawn, I had no idea what it was for until photos of the event appeared in the newspaper,” he says. “Marilyn looked amazing and accomplished exactly what she intended to. Fox Studios would not let her wear anything too revealing in films, because of the previous nude calendar scandal. And she didn’t really care, because she had already been fired.
Stored in a darkened vault that’s controlled at the optimum 68 degrees and 40-50% humidity, the multi-million dollar dress has rarely been separated from its muslin-covered dress form, let alone worn by anyone other than Monroe. Before Ripley’s would agree to loan Kardashian the piece, she was invited to try on a replica for size. It fit perfectly. Soon after, the original dress was winging its way via private plane from Orlando, Florida to Kardashian’s home in Calabasas.
With only a few months to go before the gala, there were only two choices: slim down to fit into the dress or find something else to wear. In her mind, there was only one real option. “It was this or nothing,” she says flatly. In the weeks that followed, Kardashian would adhere to a strict diet to get closer to her goal. “I would wear a sauna suit twice a day, run on the treadmill, completely cut out all sugar and all carbs, and just eat the cleanest veggies and protein,” she explains.
As it turns out, the “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” dress isn’t the only Monroe replica Kardashian has available for the evening. It’s one of three. Though it’s unclear which, if any, of the other two will be seen by the world at large.
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