Kim Kardashian wore Marilyn Monroe's actual dress from 1962 for the MetGala red carpet and changed into a replica once she climbed the stairs.
When I speak to the reality TV star and entrepreneur over the phone this past Sunday afternoon, she is in the midst of getting her hair bleached blonde. “I’m spending the whole day just dyeing my hair, 14 hours straight,” she says laughing. Kardashian clearly relishes the challenge of a tricky-to-pull-off fashion moment.
Stored in a darkened vault that’s controlled at the optimum 68 degrees and 40-50 per cent 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. “I have a replica of the dress she wore to the Oscars in 1962,” says Kardashian proudly of Monroe’s stunning green sequin number by
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