After the allegations he received Kim Kardashian Regarding the damage Marilyn Monroe’s original dress allegedly caused by wearing it to the 2022 MET Gala, the garment’s owners broke the silence and cleared up the rumors.
It was Ripley’s Believe It or Not! the one who bought the dress for around $3.9 million in 2016 and has been responsible for protecting it ever since. They answered this before the uproar on social networks.
The franchise defended the businesswoman by making sure she didn’t cause any harm as she paraded with him on the fundraiser’s red carpet after collector Scott Fortnet posted photos to Instagram of the apparent tears the dress showed because he forced it to fit inside Kardashian’s body.
Criticism fell not only on the influencer, but also on ‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not!’ -an American franchise dealing with bizarre events in history- has been harshly criticized for awarding it “without weighing the consequences”.
So they wanted to share their version and defend their reputation: ‘Kim Kardashian’s walk down the steps of the Metropolitan Museum at this year’s MET Gala caused quite a stir, but Ripley can confidently say he did no harm to Marilyn Monroe’s famous dress’ Happy Birthday’ from 1962,” the company said.
The official website responsible for the preservation of Marilyn Monroe’s dress uploaded these images showing how it was damaged after Kim Kardashian used it. In the before and after pictures you can see some broken seams and several missing or dangling crystals. pic.twitter.com/g1VYp48vWv
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June 14, 2022
In addition, they stressed that the great debate raised about the garment helped to preserve its cultural value and introduce it to new generations.
“Our mission is to entertain and educate visitors and fans and spark conversation, as Marilyn Monroe’s dress speech does,” the company said.
“Regardless of which side of the debate you are on, the historical importance of the dress has not been denied, but rather emphasized. Now the legacy of Marilyn Monroe has been introduced to a whole new group of young people.”
Apparently, a special dressing room was set up at the foot of the red carpet steps at the event for Kardashian to put on her dress. The goal was that I wouldn’t have to travel with it in the car or walk a lot while using it.
“From the bottom of the stairs at the Met, where Kim put the dress on, to the top where it was returned to her, the dress was in the same condition as it was when she first arrived,” Ripley’s rep said Thursday.
The alleged damage to Marilyn Monroe’s dress
Photos that went around the world showed the dress’s clasp allegedly damaged, and the area around it appeared to be missing some of the 2,500 diamonds it was decorated with.
Of course, it was images that alarmed thousands of fans, but mostly collectors and fashion lovers.
Such was the excitement that the medial woman received millions of criticisms and ridicule even for the strict calorie diet she went on to be the right size for the dress.
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