Kim Kardashian accused of damaging Marilyn Monroe’s dress at the Met Gala

A fanatic collector of Marilyn Monroe criticized on Wednesday the company that owns a famous movie star dress for letting Kim Kardashian wear it at the New York Metropolitan Museum gala, who, he said, “damaged it irreparably”.

To back up his claims, Scott Fortner, a collector who runs a website dedicated solely to Marilyn Monroe, this week posted photos of the beige, crystal-embellished gown Monroe wore when she sang “Happy Birthday Mr President” to John F. Kennedy in 1962. .

In the first series of images, according to him, Marilyn’s famous dress appears as it was before the Met gala. The second set of photos was taken by a friend of Fortner’s at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Y shows the dress after Kim Kardashian put it on.

The comparison of the shots seems to show small tears in the fabric at the back closure and several crystals missing or hanging from a thread at the back of the dress.

The alleged damage to the piece, which Ripley’s bought at auction for a record $4.8 million, has drawn criticism. widespread on social networks in recent days.

In an update posted to his Instagram account on Wednesday, Scott Fortner said that her “reproaches are directed at Ripley’s, which allowed the dress to be worn.”

“I think any of the celebrities that were offered the opportunity to wear this garment would very likely have jumped on it,” he said. “There’s a reason someone would want to wear it. Kim Kardashian turned out to be the one who did it.”

“Ripley had an obligation to protect and preserve this piece of history and failed to do so. It is now damaged beyond repair; It would probably have been damaged by anyone using it,” the collector noted.

AFP contacted Ripley’s about the episode, but received no response on Wednesday afternoon.

In early May, museum officials were delusional that the dress, never worn after Marilyn Monroe dressed itwas worn by Kim Kardashian at the Met Gala.

“Great care has been taken to preserve this historic piece. With the help of fashion curators, experts, archivists and insurers, the condition of the garment has become our first priority,” the company wrote in a statement.

Kim Kardashian, who had followed a strict diet to be able to wear the mythical dress, did not react to this controversy in their social networks.

A fanatic collector of Marilyn Monroe criticized on Wednesday the company that owns a famous movie star dress for letting Kim Kardashian wear it at the New York Metropolitan Museum gala, who, he said, “damaged it irreparably”.

To back up his claims, Scott Fortner, a collector who runs a website dedicated solely to Marilyn Monroe, this week posted photos of the beige, crystal-embellished gown Monroe wore when she sang “Happy Birthday Mr President” to John F. Kennedy in 1962. .

In the first series of images, according to him, Marilyn’s famous dress appears as it was before the Met gala. The second set of photos was taken by a friend of Fortner’s at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Y shows the dress after Kim Kardashian put it on.

The comparison of the shots seems to show small tears in the fabric at the back closure and several crystals missing or hanging from a thread at the back of the dress.

The alleged damage to the piece, which Ripley’s bought at auction for a record $4.8 million, has drawn criticism. widespread on social networks in recent days.

In an update posted to his Instagram account on Wednesday, Scott Fortner said that her “reproaches are directed at Ripley’s, which allowed the dress to be worn.”

“I think any of the celebrities that were offered the opportunity to wear this garment would very likely have jumped on it,” he said. “There’s a reason someone would want to wear it. Kim Kardashian turned out to be the one who did it.”

“Ripley had an obligation to protect and preserve this piece of history and failed to do so. It is now damaged beyond repair; It would probably have been damaged by anyone using it,” the collector noted.

AFP contacted Ripley’s about the episode, but received no response on Wednesday afternoon.

In early May, museum officials were delusional that the dress, never worn after Marilyn Monroe dressed itwas worn by Kim Kardashian at the Met Gala.

“Great care has been taken to preserve this historic piece. With the help of fashion curators, experts, archivists and insurers, the condition of the garment has become our first priority,” the company wrote in a statement.

Kim Kardashian, who had followed a strict diet to be able to wear the mythical dress, did not react to this controversy in their social networks.

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