NYFW Creator Says Kim Kardashian’s Marilyn Monroe Dress Debacle ‘Put the Kibosh’ on Celebs Wearing Historic Clothes

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Kim Kardashian may have ended an era, according to Fern Mallis. The New York Fashion Week creator opened up about the reality star’s decision to wear Marilyn Monroe’s Bob Mackie gown to the 2022 Met Gala, and how she believes the debacle will impact red carpet events in the future.“I really feel strongly that that dress should be in a museum,” Mallis, 74, said in a new interview on “Behind the Velvet Rope” podcast, which aired on Tuesday, July 19.

Mallis added that she believes the historic piece should be on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and not Ripley’s Believe It or Not!The New York native, who served as the executive director of the Council of Fashion Designers of America from 1991 to 2001, shared that “it was odd” to see the one-of-a-kind dress on Kardashian, 41, adding: “It didn’t look as sheer [as before].

It was wrong.”While Mallis admitted that she doesn’t “know [if the dress] was destroyed or whether sequins fell off,” she said it “was funny” that the Skims founder “had that fur piece, holding it around her fanny.” Mallis felt the accessory “meant she was covering up something.”The fashion guru also questioned why the Kardashians star didn’t wear the replica she changed into after walking the red carpet “the whole time.”“We all know Kim has a large booty, and there’s no way that she was the same size as Marilyn,” Mallis added.Due to all the backlash and allegations of damage, Mallis said celebrities wearing archival clothing may come to an end. “Ripley’s has it back … but I think it’s put the Kibosh on celebrities wearing historic, relevant clothes that really need to be preserved,” Mallis said.Mallis’ interview comes after Kardashian herself addressed claims she ripped Monroe’s gown.In an interview