Stuffed in a Shoebox, Seized by the FBI: The Incredible Fates of Hollywood's Greatest Dresses
Kim Kardashian is no stranger to a fleeting moment that becomes viral news. But her recent appearance at the Met Gala, wearing the dress Marilyn Monroe wore to sing Happy Birthday to President John Kennedy in 1962, proved particularly divisive, with the 41-year-old outraged by costume enthusiasts for wearing what many consider it to be a museum exhibit rather than a dress.
Designed by Jean Louis, based on a sketch by a young Bob Mackie, the dress has more than 2 000 hand-stitched crystals in blown silk, a fabric that has since been banned due to its flammability. Monroe was sewn into it and only wore it while she was on stage. Kardashian borrowed it from Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, which bought the garment for $4.8 million in 2016, making it, as its website puts it, "the most expensive dress in the world."
Kim Kardashian is no stranger to a fleeting moment that becomes viral news. But her recent appearance at the Met Gala, wearing the dress Marilyn Monroe wore to sing Happy Birthday to President John Kennedy in 1962, proved particularly divisive, with the 41-year-old outraged by costume enthusiasts for wearing what many consider it to be a museum exhibit rather than a dress.
Designed by Jean Louis, based on a sketch by a young Bob Mackie, the dress has more than 2 000 hand-stitched crystals in blown silk, a fabric that has since been banned due to its flammability. Monroe was sewn into it and only wore it while she was on stage. Kardashian borrowed it from Ripley's Believe It Or Not!, which bought the garment for $4.8 million in 2016, making it, as its website puts it, "the most expensive dress in the world."
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