Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe. American actress, model, and singer (1926-1962) · Kim Kardashian. American television and social media personality.

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"Ripley's Believe It or Not!" has denied claims that Kim Kardashian damaged Marilyn Monroe's iconic “Happy Birthday Mr. President” dress at the Met Gala ...

Wire Wire Wire We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter. She’s the only one, besides Monroe, to ever wear the ensemble. When Kardashian donned the iconic gown for the Met Ball in May, Ripley’s released a statement that said, “With input from garment conservationists, appraisers, archivists, and insurance, both the Ripley’s and Kim knew they could make the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity happen.

Kim Kardashian made headlines for wearing an iconic Marilyn Monroe dress to the Met Gala this year – and more than a month later, her outfit is still ...

Ripley's bought the dress at a private auction. Ripley's Believe It or Not, which loaned the dress to Kardashian, now says she did not damage it. The discussion surrounding the dress did just that.

Ripley's has responded after before-and-after photos appeared to show damage to the Marilyn Monroe dress that Kim Kardashian borrowed.

Ripley’s is certainly right about one thing — Kim Kardashian borrowing the dress has started a conversation, whether you agree with her actions or not. Marilyn Monroe fans and members of the art community were upset by before-and-after photos that appeared to show the dress in worse condition after it was worn at the gala. From fans who criticized her for the weight she lost to fit in the dress to the gown’s designer Bob Mackie saying it was made for no one but the Some Like It Hot star, Kardashian sure did ruffle a lot of jewel-encrusted feathers.

Ripley's Believe It or Not! shot down claims that Kim Kardashian damaged Marilyn Monroe's iconic "Happy Birthday" dress by wearing it at the Met Gala.

In addition, Ripley's said Kardashian did not pay it to wear the dress, nor did it pay Kardashian. "From the bottom of the Met steps, where Kim got into the dress, to the top where it was returned, the dress was in the same condition it started in," Ripley's VP of publishing and licensing Amanda Joiner said. In a statement Thursday, Ripley's shot down claims that Kardashian damaged the iconic dress Monroe wore to sing "Happy Birthday" to president John F. Kennedy in 1962 by wearing it at the Met Gala in May.

NEW YORK (AP) — Ripley's Believe It or Not! on Thursday denied claims that Kim Kardashian's wearing of the iconic Marilyn Monroe “Happy Birthday” dress left it with new damage. ChadMichael Morrisette, who owns a mannequin supply company and once ...

Ripley’s said soon after the gala that care was taken in the handling of the dress and no alterations were allowed. According to Ripley’s, a report written on the dress’s condition in early 2017 states that “a number of the seams are pulled and worn. “Our mission is to both entertain and educate visitors and fans, and sparking conversations like the discourse around Marilyn Monroe’s dress does just that,” the company said. It was made of a flammable fabric that is no longer on the market. Morrisette said he was hired to stage Monroe memorabilia that included the look Monroe wore in 1962 to serenade then-President John F. Kennedy for his 45th birthday. Ripley’s purchased the dress for $4.8 million in 2016 at an auction.

Ripley's Believe It or Not, owners of the iconic Marilyn Monroe's Happy Birthday dress, have debunked claims that Kim Kardashian damaged the dress after ...

“No matter which side of the debate you are on, [the] historical importance of the dress has not been negated, but rather highlighted. “A report written on the dress’s condition in early 2017 states, ‘a number of the seams are pulled and worn. This is not surprising given how delicate the material is.

After Kim Kardashian wore Marilyn Monroe's gown to climb the Met Gala steps, a Ripley's executive said "the dress was in the same condition it started in."

Fashion designer Bob Mackie, who drew the sketch for the 1962 Jean Louis gown while working as an assistant to the Hollywood costumer, told Entertainment Weekly after this year’s Met Gala that he thought it was a “big mistake” for Kardashian to wear the dress on the red carpet. A Ripley’s conservationist wearing gloves assisted Kardashian with the process. It was designed for her. And it was done for her. The company, which acquired the famous dress several years ago, announced Thursday that a report written on the garment’s condition in early 2017 noted similar damage to what was seen after Kardashian wore it. He shared the photographs with another collector, who posts on Instagram under the handle @marilynmonroecollection and circulated before and after images in support of Morrisette’s claim.

Reality superstar Kim Kardashian exhibited her clout in wearing a legendary Marilyn Monroe gown to the Met Gala; many call it disrespectful.

There is puckering at the back by the hooks and eyes,’ among other instances of damage.” Joiner, who was with the dress every moment on May 2, adds in the statement, “From the bottom of the Met steps, where Kim got into the dress, to the top where it was returned, the dress was in the same condition it started in.” Kardashian has posted nothing further about Monroe’s dress since the week of the Met Gala, when she noted she was “forever grateful” for the opportunity to wear it — she also spent the week extending the story and feeding the news cycle, posting soon after that she wore a second Monroe original to the Met Gala’s after-party (there’s no report on that gown’s current condition). Multiple parties also reported at the time that Kardashian wanted to wear the dress to express her true love for Monroe — but sometimes, if you genuinely love something, especially an object that’s equal parts historic, valuable and delicate, isn’t the best choice to admire it from afar, and simply leave it alone? But Scott Fortner, a Monroe historian and owner of what’s billed on his site as “the world’s largest, privately held collection of Marilyn Monroe memorabilia,” has weighed in on the controversy. An avid Monroe fan, Kardashian asked Beverly Hills-based Julien’s Auctions, which handled the sale of the dress in 2016, to put her in touch with Ripley Entertainment execs to discern whether she might wear it to the Met Gala. Kardashian was offered a replica dress, crafted by an in-house Ripley seamstress soon after the 2016 acquisition; that gown fit her perfectly (and, given its newer fabric with a bit of stretch, was actually a tad loose), according to Amanda Joiner, vice president of licensing and publishing for Ripley Entertainment. But Kardashian wanted to wear the real thing. Ripley Entertainment has denied allegations Kardashian caused damage to the dress, releasing a statement on Thursday that “a report written on the dress’s condition in early 2017 states, ‘a number of the seams are pulled and worn. Her silence was understood when the carpet wrapped minutes later: Vogue.com had been given the exclusive on the story, a behind-the-scenes look, posted upon Kardashian’s arrival, not only at the reality star’s desire to wear the historic dress, but also how she embarked on a stringent diet to lose 16 lbs. Those figures resulted in the stock response I’ve given to anyone who since May 2 has asked me: Why would someone let Kim wear that historic dress? “Because no one between the ages of 12 and 50 has heard of Ripley’s Believe It or Not,” I tell them. I was among the indignant doubters in that moment: “No, not possible. How cool, I thought, that Kim had sourced a replica of Monroe’s famed “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” dress. But a buzz quickly spread among the Met Gala press pool that it wasn’t a replica; it was the dress. And most of the parties involved have ceased talking about it.

International Council of Museums (ICOM) is launching a new clothing preservation committee in response to the controversy.

Want to stay ahead of the art world? In addition to two pre-gala fittings, Kardashian only wore the outfit for a matter of minutes. No matter which side of the debate you are on, the historical importance of the dress has not been negated, but rather highlighted.” It was designed for her. And it was done for her. “Our mission is to both entertain and educate visitors and fans, and sparking conversations like the discourse around Marilyn Monroe’s dress does just that.