The new photos of the dress, published by collector Scott Fortner, show the dress currently on display at Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, torn on the back fastening and even missing crystals and sequins, some of which remain hanging on a single thread.
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Compared to the photographs of the dresses exhibited in 2016, the differences are more than obvious. Ripley’s collector said, “Great care has been taken to preserve this piece of pop culture history.” But the new photos seem to suggest the opposite.
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Kim Kardashian couldn’t fit in at first, but she managed to lose seven pounds in three weeks, which angered many nutritionists.
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The very choice of dresses has been accompanied by controversy from the very beginning. Disagreement was also expressed by the designer who created the original sketches of the dress, Bob Mackie. “They were designed for Marilyn Monroe. No one else in that dress should have been seen, “he told Entertainment Weekly in May.
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In addition, many historical preservatives have argued that the fabric of dresses that are over 60 years old is too fragile to hold the figure of Kim Kardashian. ⠀⠀
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“I’m frustrated because it’s a violation of what is considered professional handling of historical costumes,” Sarah Scaturro, former head of conservation at Met’s Costume Institute, told the LA Times.
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“In the 1980s, a group of costume professionals gathered to make a determination that historical costumes should not be worn. So I’m afraid that important people will now be pushing pressure on colleagues in historical costume collections to allow them to wear clothes, “he adds.
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Kim Kardashian in a dress after Marilyn Monroe
Photo: Profimedia.cz
Singer Marilyn Monroe had the “nude dress” made especially for her performance at John F. Kennedy’s 45th birthday party at Madison Square Garden in 1962, where she sang “Happy Birthday, Mr. President ”. The dress was designed to exactly copy her figure. The singer was literally sewn into them. There is speculation that the dress attests to the love affair between Monroe and Kennedy.
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The close-fitting crystal dress by designer Jean Louise is nicknamed the most expensive dress in the world. They contain 2,500 crystals and are auctioned at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! were auctioned for an incredible 120 million crowns (including auction fees).
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