Met Gala 2022: Kim Kardashian only wore original Marilyn Monroe gown for a few minutes before swapping to replica

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Kim Kardashian only wore Marilyn Monroe’s historic ‘Happy Birthday, Mr President’ gown at the 2022 Met Gala for a matter of minutes.The Skims entrepreneur, who said she was ‘extremely respectful’ of the dress, wowed as she took to the red carpet at the glitzy event alongside comedian boyfriend Pete Davidson, 28, in the stunning nude sheer gown embellished with crystals.It was famously worn by Hollywood icon Monroe in 1962 when she serenaded President John F Kennedy from on stage for his birthday, causing a sensation.Kim, 41, had to fit the dress – losing 16lbs – and not the other way around, as no alterations were going to made on a dress which sold for $4.8million (£3.8m) at Julien’s Auctions in 2016, before later acquired by Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Museum.It was also transported by guards, which is fair enough for a gown of that value, which is usually stored in a darkened, temperature and humidity-controlled vault.However, the strict quasi-military operation saw the reality TV star able to take advantage of a replica of the dress too, also owned by Ripley’s, which was used for her fittings too.Confirming that she wore the original gown only for photos on the red-carpet stairs, Kim told Vogue: ‘I’m extremely respectful to the dress and what it means to American history.’Sharing that she made further alterations as she prepared to wear it, she added: ‘I would never want to sit in it or eat in it or have any risk of any damage to it and I won’t be wearing the kind of body makeup I usually do.’‘Everything had to be specifically timed and I had to practice walking up the stairs.’To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoJohnny Depp 'lost $22mil deal to.