Kim Kardashian Met Gala

Kim Kardashian embodied the Hollywood icon thanks in no small part to a fresh platinum blonde dye job.

Furthering the doppelgänger effect, however, were Kardashian’s winged eyes, stacks of false lashes, and a soft-focus, vaseline-on-the-lens-like glow. “I did want a physical change, too, so I thought I would wait and do it for this, so I’m spending a day straight dyeing my hair—14 hours straight!—to get it done,” Kardashian explained of achieving the pitch-perfect shade of Marilyn bottle blonde with hairstylist Chris Appleton. Putting her own twist on Monroe’s hairstyle, Kardashian’s freshly peroxided lengths were slicked into an ultra-modern taut bun. There are many parallels that can be drawn between Marilyn Monroe and Kim Kardashian; top of the list may be their bombshell beauty, which set off seismic waves in their respective eras.

Fashion's biggest night has arrived, and the stars in attendance did not disappoint. These celebrities brought the best looks of the evening.

Keeping a natural glam, the Oscar-winner let the floor-length gown speak for itself and dazzled her way up the Met Gala steps. “This is the morning of the event, and my dress is hanging up beside me. Chan also covered her shoulders in a chic layer that appeared to be made of black leather and silky lace. Her copper tiara, she told Vogue on the carpet, completed her homage to the Statue of Liberty. Like Lady Liberty's crown, Lively's tiara, designed by Lorraine Schwartz, contains seven spikes representing the seven continents as well as "inclusivity" and "freedom," she said. Janelle Monáe told Vogue on the red carpet that her Ralph Lauren gown imagined "gilded glamour from the future." Blake Lively, accompanied by her husband Ryan Reynolds, was among the first batch of stars to grace the carpet.

Watch as Kim Kardashian unveils her 2022 Met Gala look. The dress was once worn by Marilyn Monroe when she sang "Happy Birthday" to JFK—and is worth $4.81.

Kim Kardashian fans knew her 2022 Met Gala look would break the red carpet. - Kardashian Fashion at the 2022 Met Gala Weeks later, Kardashian and Davidson visited the very Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum that housed the dress.

Reality TV star wore a sauna suit and lost 16 pounds to fit into gown worn by actor when she sang Happy Birthday to John F Kennedy.

She stepped on to the red carpet in the multimillion dollar-gown topped by a white fur shawl. “It was like a role. “It was such a challenge,” she said.

It is the first time the gown, that has six thousand hand-sewn crystals on it, has been worn in public since the iconic Monroe moment.

To this day, it holds the record for being the most expensive dress sold at auction. It is the first time it has been worn in public since the day Monroe sang in it. It is the first time the gown, that has six thousand hand-sewn crystals on it, has been worn in public since the iconic Monroe moment.

Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner, and the rest of the Kardashian-Jenner clan appeared to forgo the “gilded glamour” look for wedding dresses, ...

What does “gilded glamour” mean to Kourtney? “I honestly didn’t really think about it,” she told Vogue on the red carpet. Specifically, the one Monroe wore when she sang “Happy Birthday” to President John F. Kennedy. The dress was so form-fitting that Monroe famously needed to be sewn into it. However, the Kardashian-Jenner clan’s interpretation of the theme was certainly the most … creative.

Kim Kardashian said she lost 16 pounds in three weeks to wear Marilyn Monroe's dress at the 2022 Met Gala. Allure editor Nicola Dall'Asen contemplates the ...

"I had to lose 16 pounds to be able to fit this, but it was such a challenge. There were no explanations as to how she lost that weight or even confirmation at that moment that the dress couldn't just be altered (which we assume is the case, considering it's a literal piece of history). The whole exchange took a congratulatory tone, and that's really what made it so heartbreaking to watch. "I tried it on, and it didn't fit me.

Pete Davidson comforted girlfriend Kim Kardashian when Marilyn Monroe's "Happy Birthday Mr. President" dress didn't zip up days before the Met Gala 2022.

As soon as they were done with photos, Kardashian swapped the precious gown for a replica. After taking a few steps and feeling “better” about walking in it, she practiced with a platform to make sure she can walk up the steps of the Met Gala red carpet. Davidson supported his girlfriend – and even gave her a kiss – as she donned the dress, which Monroe wore to sing to John F. Kennedy in 1962, at the gala on Monday night.

The morning after the celebration, Kardashian was spotted with her beau Pete Davidson leaving The Mark hotel in New York wearing a full Balenciaga look, which ...

The piece was valued at $4.8 million at Julien’s Auctions in 2016 and currently lives at Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Museum. It holds the record for being the most expensive dress sold at auction. Kim Kardashian had a momentous night at the Met Gala. The reality television star turned heads while wearing the gown Marilyn Monroe wore to sing “Happy Birthday” to president John F. Kennedy in 1962. Kardashian’s Marilyn dress also had to be stored at a special temperature and she could only wear it for a few minutes–it was that fragile.