“It will forever be one of the greatest privileges of my life to be able to convey my inner Marilyn in this way.” Kim Kardashian rocked not one but two different Marilyn Monroe looks at this year’s Met Gala. After walking the red carpet in a Bob Mackie-inspired Jean-Louis dress the actress wore when she gave President John F. Kennedy for her birthday in 1962, Kardashian changed into another memorable look. of the icon. “To close the night after the Met, I had the honor of wearing Marilyn Monroe’s Norman Norell dress she wore at the 1962 Golden Globes – where she received the Henrietta Award for Favorite Film in the World. world,” Kardashian revealed on Instagram Friday. . “In my search for the hand-beaded Jean Louis dress I wore to the prom, I discovered that @heritageauctions had Marilyn’s iconic green sequined dress,” she continued. profanity – before revealing how she also won the Monroe Cup that night. “Continuing my research, I discovered that the owner of the Golden Globe she received that night was none other than my friend [florist Jeff Leatham],” she wrote. “I see it all as an indication of how all the stars are aligning.”
Kardashian went on to say that “it will forever be one of the greatest privileges of my life to be able to convey my inner Marilyn in this way, on such a special night,” before thanking Julien’s Auctions and Leatham for “helping make this memory possible.” Kardashian shared several photos of herself and Marilyn in outfits, with Chrissy Teigen pointing out that Monroe didn’t stick to the sleeveless openings, which makes for an even bolder look from the side and side. behind. “Iconic lol,” Teigen added. The reality TV star has received much criticism for wearing the Happy Birthday dress on the red carpet, especially after revealing she lost 16 pounds in 21 days to fit because it couldn’t be changed. “To walk down the red carpet and do an interview where you say how hungry you are…because you haven’t eaten carbs in the last month…all just to wear a damn dress? Is that wrong?. So on a hundred levels, “Riverdale” star, Lili Reinhart wrote in a post without calling out Kardashian by name.
“Publicly admit that you starved yourself for the Met Gala. When you know full well that millions of young men and women look at you and listen to your every word,” continued Lili. “Ignorance is disgusting in another world.” “I tried it and it didn’t work for me,” Kardashian told Vogue at the event. “I said, ‘Give me three weeks’… It was a challenge. It’s like a [movie] role. I was determined to fit in. ” Vogue clarified that Kardashian wore the dress in a special dressing room adjacent to the red carpet, carefully tossed it onto Davidson’s arm, then quickly turned it into a replica for the event itself.