Kim Kardashian wore a dress that Bob Mackie sketched for Marilyn Monroe to wear to sing Happy Birthday to President John F. Kennedy in 1962. It was a one-of-a-kind dress, so what did the legendary designer think about it?
“I thought it was a big mistake,” Mackie told Entertainment Weekly. “[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.”
Mackie is 100% correct. It was his design, and it was designed for only one person to fit her every curve perfectly.
Kardashian might be able to use her money and influence to get whatever she wants. However, that doesn’t mean she should. I hope she learned a lesson from this because she was rightfully panned for this decision for so many reasons. The biggest one being she looked hideous in it.
Mackie knows how to make a woman look spectacular, as he has done for women like Marilyn, Cher, Diana Ross, Liza Minnelli, and Carol Burnett.
To learn more about his fashionability, then watch Turner Classic Movies’ series Follow the Thread about fashion on film.
Kim Kardashian walked the Met Gala red carpet dress in the gown that Marilyn Monroe wore to sing Happy Birthday, Mr. President. Kardashian got the dress from the Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Museum.
The museum also gave her a lock of what they said was Marilyn’s hair. It turns out it was not.
Scott Fortner, who runs The Marilyn Monroe Collection, explained why it was not the legendary beauty’s hair:
News Flash: Robert Champion did not cut and style Marilyn’s hair for the JFK gala. It was actually the one and only “Mr. Kenneth” (Kenneth Battelle) who had the honors. Battelle is responsible for Marilyn’s famous hairstyle from that night, as documented by a receipt from Lilly Dache Beauty Salon (see photo). The receipt, dated May 25, 1962 list a “Hair Dress” and references May 18 and 19, 1962. May 19th was the date of the Kennedy gala. The bottom the receipt reads, “Kenneth Services at home Fri + Saturday.” Marilyn paid $150.00 for the service.
It seems fitting that Kardashian, who is the Queen of Fakeness, was given something that was fake. Karma does comes around.
Kim Kardashian showed up at the Met Gala in an iconic dress worn by a legendary beauty.
Kardashian wrote, “I am so honored to be wearing the iconic dress that Marilyn Monroe wore in 1962 to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to President John F. Kennedy. It is a stunning skintight gown adorned with more than 6,000 hand-sewn crystals by costumier Jean Louis
“Thank you Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for giving me the opportunity to debut this evocative piece of fashion history for the first time since the late Marilyn Monroe wore it. I am forever grateful for this moment. ✨🕊”
Kim is not Marilyn. There was a sexiness that came naturally to the actress that Kim could never capture. Plus, Kim doesn’t have the hourglass figure that Marilyn had. That is why Marilyn attracted a President of the United States, and it was Kim’s ex-husband who attracted one.
If you don’t remember Monroe in the dress, then click here!
Kim Kardashian shared a photo of herself with her four children, North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm, and they were all wearing funeral black. Not only that, except for Saint, they all like somber and sad. Just like that poster for The Addams Family TV series that starred John Astin in the mid-1960s.
Now that we know Kim is Morticia, I am assuming Kris is Grandmama, Khloe is Lurch, Kourtney is Uncle Fester, Rob is Thing, Kendall and Kylie are Wednesday and Pugsley, Pete Davidson is Gomez, and finally Caitlyn Jenner is Cousin It?
And with that, I will stop! Because The Addams Family deserves better than to be compared to The Kardashian Family. Even though it is so easy.
Have you ever wondered how to make Kim Kardashian go away? Well, Ellen DeGeneres figured it out on her talk show today.
Kim suffers from arachnophobia. Therefore, if she sees a spider, she runs away from it faster than Kanye West’s fans run towards Yeezys.
So, where are the Horror movie producers when you need them? Can one of them come up with a spider movie and have her star in it. Just don’t tell her what the creature feature is about. And just like how they used real worms in Squirm, they can use real spiders!
