Did Kim Kardashian RUIN That Priceless Marilyn Monroe Dress?!

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Oh no… Fashion historians were quick to voice their displeasure with Kim Kardashian being allowed to wear such a classic piece out on the town — and it seems like they might have been justified!

In case you somehow missed it, Kim rocked up to this year’s Met Gala in the REAL gold sequined gown Marilyn Monroe wore when she sang Happy Birthday to JFK.

Instead of a replica she’d already had made, she wanted to wear the real McCoy — a move experts called “irresponsible and unnecessary.” This was compounded by the fact Marilyn had gotten the dress custom made to hug her iconic curves — and it didn’t quite fit Kim, who crash-dieted, losing 16 pounds in three weeks just to get it on. Ripley’s Believe It Or Not museum in Hollywood, the current home of the dress, insisted “great care was taken to preserve this piece of pop culture history.” But was it?

Even if so, was it enough?? Related: Pete Davidson Did WHAT To Make Kim ‘So F**king Horny’?! The Marilyn Monroe Collection Instagram account has been keeping tabs on the actual state of the garment ever since, and they just got their first closeup pic of the Jean Louis-designed masterpiece after it got Kimmied.