Met Gala red carpet 2022: Kim Kardashian wears Marilyn Monroe’s $6.7m ‘Happy Birthday, Mr President’ dress

Kim Kardashian may have been last to arrive on the Met Gala red carpet but she was first on many best dressed lists, wearing one of the most iconic gowns of all time. Following her Balenciaga look that divided the internet eight months ago, she brought her A-game yet again in none other than the $6.7 million dress Marilyn Monroe wore while singing “Happy Birthday, Mr President” to US President John F Kennedy in 1962. Internet detectives predicted Kim would turn up in the glistening golden dress made by costumier Jean Louis, as she was recently spotted visiting Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum in Florida with boyfriend Pete Davidson, where it is held. The reality star graced the carpet with her new beau, who sported more of an understated look to his counterpart. “The idea really came to me after the gala in September last year. I thought to myself, what would I have done for the American theme if it had not been the Balenciaga look? What’s the most American thing you can think of? And that’s Marilyn Monroe,” she told Vogue. The dress holds the record for the most expensive dress purchased at auction when it was bought by the Ripley’s museum for $US4.81 million, AUD $6.7 million, in 2016. The SKIMS founder spoke to TV personality La La Anthony at the top of the Met steps, and revealed she had to shed some weight before squeezing into the iconic dress. “I tried it on and it didn’t fit me, and so I looked at them and I say ‘give me three weeks’,” she said. “I had to lose 16lbs (7.2kgs).” This marks the first time the Kardashian-Jenner clan have attended fashion’s biggest night out together. Supermodel sister Kendall Jenner, known to have an affinity for racy sheer garments, turned heads in a black two piece ensemble featuring a full-bodied skirt, long train and nipple-baring sheer top. The youngest of the reality TV clan, Kylie Jenner, caused quite the commotion as she graced the steps in a streetwear-esque ballgown by Off-White. The look, featuring a peculiar baseball cap, was designed by the late Virgil Abloh in his last collection before his tragic death in November 2021 from a rare form of cancer. In their Met Gala debut, couple-of-the-moment Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker were seen wearing American designer Thom Browne. Next up was Khloe Kardashian, following her sister Kim’s golden notion. The reality star channelled simple understated glamour as she donned a sheer gold column gown with dramatic opera gloves.

Met Gala red carpet 2022: Kim Kardashian wears Marilyn Monroe’s $6.7m ‘Happy Birthday, Mr President’ dress

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