Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian caused a stir on the Internet when she donned Marilyn Monroe’s iconic dress at the 2022 Met Gala, but apparently claimed it didn’t do any damage to the gown. It contracted prior claims that it damaged Kardashian’s iconic outfit. Recently, a picture was doing the rounds on social media, purportedly showing a before and after outfit of Kim Kardashian, who wowed the world with her appearance at the glamorous event. However, Ripley’s ‘Believe it or Not!’ A representative from the U.S., which bought the dress in 2016 for $4.8 million, has come to Kim’s rescue, as TMZ reports.
The rep told TMZ, “A report written on the condition of the dress in early 2017 said, ‘Many of the seams are pulled and worn out. It’s not surprising how fragile the material is. The back side by hooks’ Cooking and eyes, ‘among other examples of damage.
Marilyn Monroe Dress
Apparently, Ripley even acquired the outfit before claiming the picture of the iconic dress was ‘before’, TMZ reports.
The rep told TMZ that since the purchase of the dress, Ripley has displayed it around the world; A process that has put the iconic dress at risk of potential damage.
Amanda Joiner, Ripley’s vice president of publishing and licensing, who was with Kim and dressed all day at The Met, said, “The Met steps from the bottom where Kim came in the dress, to the top where it was returned. , the dress was in the same condition in which it started.”
The dress is exactly the same as the one Marilyn sang for President John F. Kennedy’s birthday in 1962. Kardashian lost 16 pounds to fit the piece after Ripley first denied it permission. Kim was also gifted Monroe’s hair. One of the reports accused her of damaging the dress, also saying that her hair was fake. Read also: Big Mistake: Designer Bob Mackie Decides To Wear Marilyn Monroe Dress To Metée Over Kim Kardashian’s Choice
According to TMZ, this claim has also been dismissed. Kim has already faced a lot of criticism for the alleged damage to Marilyn Monroe’s dress, but Ripley’s statement comes at a time when the “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star may just prove skeptics wrong.
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