On the first Monday of May, the main fashion ball of the year, the Met Gala , traditionally took place in New York. The charity event was attended by many guests, and this year its theme was devoted to American fashion.

Despite the fact that there were a huge number of guests on the red carpet in the most incredible images, embroidered with rhinestones, embroidered and feathers, the star of the red carpet was a rather simple outfit by today’s standards – a tight dress with wide straps and an open back, in which Kim appeared Kardashian .

However, the main feature of this nude dress was that it is the original of the iconic outfit of actress Marilyn Monroe , in which she appeared in 1962 on the stage of Madison Square Garden to congratulate the 35th US President John F. Kennedy on his 45th birthday. .

Created an evening sheath dress fashion designer Jean Louis Berto. For the “naked” dress, Jean Louis ordered the finest flesh-colored silk fabric from France, and for sewing he used almost invisible threads and sparkling rhinestones. The dress was sewn at Monroe’s house in Brandwood, the pattern was made directly according to the figure of the actress. Then Monroe paid $1,440 for this look.

Kim Kardashian, after 60 years, decided to repeat the sensation of the most famous blonde in the world and put on her dress. The instagram diva came to the events with her boyfriend Pete Davidson and, by the way, this exit was their first joint appearance on the red carpet.

Kim borrowed the dress from Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! just for one evening. It was last sold at auction in 2016 for $4.8 million to Canadian billionaire Jim Pattison and later to a museum, making it the most expensive Met Gala 2022 red carpet dress. All these years the outfit was kept in a special room with climate control.

In an interview with Vogue , the star said that the idea to wear Monroe’s outfit came to her after a gala evening last September.

“I thought to myself, what would I do for an American theme if it wasn’t for Balenciaga? What’s the most American thing you can think of? And that’s Marilyn Monroe,” she said.

Before the museum agreed to give Kim the original outfit, she was offered to try on a copy and she perfectly sat on her figure. So the Kardashians sent the original. The outfit was brought to her by armed guards in gloves. However, the real dress of the star did not fit, so she had to throw off as much as seven kilograms.

“I wore a sauna suit twice a day, ran on a treadmill, completely cut out sugar and carbohydrates, and ate only the purest vegetables and protein. I didn’t starve myself, but I followed a strict diet,” she said.

At the next fitting, which took place in the museum’s vault, the dress fit perfectly on Kim’s figure.

“I wanted to cry with joy when he came over,” she says.

However, the truth is that in fact, the reality star spent only minutes in this outfit. Given the fragility and historical value of the dress, she was not going to risk it, so she had practically no makeup on, and the star put on the outfit immediately before appearing on the Met Gala red carpet, in front of which a special fitting room was created for her, where she, with the help of museum specialists, was able to wear this outfit. After Kim walked up the stairs to the Met Gala, she again retired and changed into a copy of the outfit.

“I have a lot of respect for this dress and what it means to American history. I would never want to sit in it or eat in it or risk any damage. Everything had to be right on time and I had to practice climbing stairs,” Kim said.

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