Collectors Accuse
Kim Kardashian , of Damaging Historic , Marilyn Monroe Dress.
'USA Today' reports that Kim Kardashian
may have permanently damaged
a dress worn by Marilyn Monroe.
In 1962, Marilyn Monroe made the dress a piece of American history when she wore it while singing "Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy. .
In 1962, Marilyn Monroe made the dress a piece of American history when she wore it while singing "Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy. .
According to an expert closely familiar with
the famous dress, Kardashian caused irreparable damage
to the garment when she wore it to the 2022 Met Gala.
According to an expert closely familiar with
the famous dress, Kardashian caused irreparable damage
to the garment when she wore it to the 2022 Met Gala.
ChadMichael Morrissette, a museum and costume
exhibit curator, says the damage includes a broken
zipper and missing beads and sequins. .
ChadMichael Morrissette, a museum and costume
exhibit curator, says the damage includes a broken
zipper and missing beads and sequins. .
In 2016, the Monroe dress was auctioned
to Ripley's Believe It or Not! for $4.8 million.
On June 12, Morrissette photographed
the damaged dress and shared the photos with
Marilyn Monroe memorabilia collector Scott Fortner. .
On June 12, Morrissette photographed
the damaged dress and shared the photos with
Marilyn Monroe memorabilia collector Scott Fortner. .
Fortner reposted the photographs
on Instagram along with photos of the dress
before Kardashian wore it to the Met Gala.
Both Kardashian and Ripley's have
expressed that the greatest care was taken
to preserve the 60-year-old dress. .
When you're dealing with
60-year-old material and fabric
and thread and sequins...
everything you do damages it.
Every time you display it damages it. , ChadMichael Morrissette,
Museum and costume exhibit curator,
via 'USA Today'.
When you're dealing with
60-year-old material and fabric
and thread and sequins...
everything you do damages it.
Every time you display it damages it. , ChadMichael Morrissette,
Museum and costume exhibit curator,
via 'USA Today'.
When someone has the audacity
to put it on and walk in it up the stairs,
you're so ignorant to the history
of that piece of fabric that
it makes me so angry, ChadMichael Morrissette,
Museum and costume exhibit curator,
via 'USA Today'.
When someone has the audacity
to put it on and walk in it up the stairs,
you're so ignorant to the history
of that piece of fabric that
it makes me so angry, ChadMichael Morrissette,
Museum and costume exhibit curator,
via 'USA Today'