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Kim Kardashianwas thrilled to receive an actual piece of history leading up to her iconicMet Galaappearance earlier this week.
Ahead of Monday’s fashion event, the reality star, 41, was at Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Headquarters, where she was gifted a silver box that contained an actual lock ofMarilyn Monroe’s blonde hair.
Monroe was the direct inspiration forKardashian’s Met Gala lookthis year. The SKIMS founder wore the late film legend’s timeless bejeweled gown from her “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” performance in 1962.
“Oh, my God, I’m literally going to do some crazy voodoo s— [to] channel her,” she joked as she hugged the Ripley’s staff present.
“Wow, this is sleeping with me every night,” she also said before turning to boyfriendPete Davidsonand adding, “Sorry babe.”
“The Ripley’s team also filled her Met Gala dressing room with a trove of Marilyn Monroe and JFK memorabilia to help inspire her look,” the caption to the post in part read, in reference to the famous dress Kardashian wore to the New York event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Athird postfrom the curio museum explained that “Ripley’s acquired the historic gown back in 2016 at Julien’s Auctions with a winning bid of $4.8 million dollars, making it the most expensive dress ever sold at auction.”
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Before Kardashian tried on the original Jean Louis-designed gown, which Monroe wore for her sultry “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” serenade to John F. Kennedy in New York City just months before her death in 1962,she tried on a replicafor size that fit perfectly.
Then, the real thing was flown via private plane from Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum in Orlando, Florida, to Kardashian’s California home — and it didn’t fit.
Enter her crash diet. (Kardashiansaid on the Met Gala red carpetthat she lost 16 lbs in three weeks to fit into the gown.)
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“I would wear a sauna suit twice a day, run on the treadmill, completely cut out all sugar and all carbs, and just eat the cleanest veggies and protein,” she toldVogueof her strict workout routine. “I didn’t starve myself, but I was so strict.”
At the final fitting, the dress fit perfectly. “I wanted to cry tears of joy when it went up,” she said.
Then came Met Monday, and Kardashian only actually wore the original dress for a matter of minutes — just for the photos of her and her boyfriend on the iconic Met steps. She then changed back into the replica.
source: people.com
