Kim Kardashian's secrets to wear Marilyn Monroe's dress at the Met Gala 2022
If there was one superstar who dominated the 2022 Met Gala red carpet (besides Blake Lively), it was Kim Kardashian in THE Marilyn Monroe dress. We tell you all her adventure to be able to use it.
Kim Kardashian is one of the most important influencers in the world. But in addition to becoming famous for the reality show "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," Kim established herself as a fashion and beauty businesswoman with companies valued at millions of dollars.
Her style marked a before and after in fashion. On May 2 at the Met Gala 2022, she also marked a milestone in fashion, becoming the first woman to wear the mythical dress that Marilyn Monroe wore to sing "Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy.
After 60 years without anyone using it, Kim Kardashian could be the privileged one to wear it on the most important red carpet of the year. But it was an adventure for the influencer to even be able to touch this dress and then we will tell you all the secrets.
It belongs to the Ripley Museum
Sketched by costume designer Bob Mackie in the 1960s, this designer piece was housed on a mannequin at the famous Ripley Believe It or Not Museum. The value of this dress is about 5 million dollars, since it is embroidered with thousands of crystals and represents one of the most treasured moments by culture and fans of Marilyn Monroe.
The strict and dangerous plan of Kim Kardashian
Marilyn did not have the same body type as Kim Kardashian. In order to wear this design, Kim tried a very demanding diet combined with an exercise routine specially designed to lose weight in a short time.
The conclusion was that the businesswoman lost a little more than seven kilos in three weeks to get into that dress. It was not a decision that Kim Kardashian took lightly, but that she had been thinking about and preparing for more than six months.
Requirements during the Met Gala
The first condition was that Kim Kardashian could not touch the dress, not even in her first fitting. If she wanted to do it, she had to wear gloves to keep the entire design pristine. In addition, before, during and after the ceremony, a security guard was hired to be in charge of the dress and to be watching the influencer all the time.
As a last premise, Kim had to change her dress after the red carpet. In this case, she used a replica of the design that was perfectly cloned to emulate the part.
These were the secrets of Kim Kardashian to get into the role of Marilyn Monroe. What did you think of this strategy? Was it too much or was it okay?
