Marilyn Monroe dress worn by Kim Kardashian ‘permanently damaged’: collector
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A collector shared photos of the dress taken last week that appear to show stretched and buckling fabric, along with missing crystals or ones 'left hanging by a thread.'
When Kim Kardashian made the decision to don Marilyn Monroe’s iconic “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” dress to the Met Gala red carpet last month, it ruffled more than a few feathers.
Now, a Monroe collector is claiming that the dress has sustained “permanent damage” as a result, and frustrations have been renewed.
Kardashian wore the gown to the Met Gala last month – she and boyfriend Pete Davidson were among the last to walk the red carpet and Kardashian shocked onlookers when she stepped out in the iconic dress Monroe wore to serenade John F. Kennedy on his 45th birthday in 1962.
Scott Fortner, a collector who works to authenticate and verify Monroe memorabilia, shared photos of the dress taken last week that appear to show stretched and buckling fabric, along with missing crystals or ones “left hanging by a thread.”
“So much for keeping ‘the integrity of the dress and the preservation.’ @ripleysbelieveitornot , was it worth it?” he wrote.
The dress, which has belonged to Ripley’s Believe It or Not since they bought it at auction in 2016 for US$4.8 million, was only worn for a short time by Kardashian, who changed into a replica dress after walking the red carpet.
Ripley’s defended their decision in a post to Instagram in May.
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