Kim Kardashian Reportedly Damaged Marilyn Monroe’s $4.8 Million Met Gala Dress; Fans Say ‘This Is CRIMINAL’

The $4.8 million Marilyn Monroe dress that Kim Kardashian wore to the 2022 Met Gala looks to have suffered irreparable damage in the set of new photos that have been posted online.
Although the reality star reportedly wore the iconic dress for her strut down the red carpet, before changing into a replica, the new photos shared by The Marilyn Monroe Collection show that the dress has been severely damaged with crystals fallen off, various splits near the zipper and sheer material shredding.
Since the post went viral, fans and other Twitter users slammed the actress for damaging the piece of 'Hollywood history'. Another said, The fact that Kim Kardashian is getting away with this is CRIMINAL.
It feels illegal, said another. Monroe famously sang Happy Birthday to President John F Kennedy in the dress. Some others ever took to the comments section on Kim's personal Twitter handle to say Did you see what you did?
Experts on the dress, including the original sketch designer Bob Mackie, voiced their concern about Kim wearing the dress for the event. Mackie, who drew the sketch for the original dress, believes that the gown is a part of the movie costume history and should be preserved as such.
I thought it was a big mistake, Mackie told EW, while previewing the new Turner Classic Movies' fashion on film series Follow the Thread. Mackie was only 23 when he did the sketch for the gown without an inkling about its history-making future.
(Marilyn) was a goddess. A crazy goddess, but a goddess. She was just fabulous. Nobody photographs like that. And it was done for her. It was designed for her. Nobody else should be seen in that dress, he said.
Mackie also echoed historians' concerns that wearing the gown was damaging to its preservation and structural integrity.
There are all the issues with the actual preservation of the dress and things like oxygen can affect a dress. Usually, these outfits are kept very much in controlled environments and we see that with the Met. The Costume Institute is so careful about how they are handling these historic items. So, it was quite alarming that she was able to wear it. I personally wish she wore a replica instead of the real thing, Malone said.
Ripley's paid $4.8 million at auction for the dress to have it part of its collection.Kim was originally denied use of the dress, before Ripley's ultimately said yes.