{"id":9725,"date":"2024-02-27T21:35:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T21:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=9725"},"modified":"2024-02-27T21:35:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T21:35:03","slug":"believe-it-or-not-kim-kardashian-takes-credit-for-introducing-marilyn-monroe-to-new-audience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=9725","title":{"rendered":"Believe it or not, Kim Kardashian takes credit for introducing Marilyn Monroe to new audience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marilyn Monroe\u2019s impact on Hollywood and popular culture remains significant even after her untimely death at the age of 36. Her movies achieved immense success at the box office, and her fame only intensified posthumously.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities officially ruled her 1962 death as a probable suicide, attributing it to her struggles with addiction and mood disorders.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Marilyn Monroe Happy Birthday Mr President\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iH3oOVKt0WI?feature=oembed\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Her legacy as a cultural icon is undeniable. Even decades after her passing, she continues to be a celebrated figure in pop culture.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-flesh-colored-dress\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flesh-colored dress<\/h2>\n<p>On May 19, 1962, the only person who upstaged the president on his birthday was Monroe, who stood on the stage at New York\u2019s Madison Square Gardens and whispered the song, \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d to President John F. Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p>The audience gasped as the star of\u00a0<em>Gentleman Prefer Blondes<\/em>\u00a0slowly peeled off her white fur jacket, revealing the flesh-colored dress that tightly hugged her body.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the custom-made dress that Monroe reportedly paid $1,440, is now worth multi-millions, and has been stored in a dark, temperature-controlled vault, now visible to the public at Ripley\u2019s Believe It or Not! in Florida.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CeHpJSvOQUo\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=640&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fcelebrity%2Fbelieve-it-or-not-kim-kardashian-takes-credit-for-introducing-marilyn-monroe-to-new-audience%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2G9IKuqJEHzu6DN86zS_DHvRFctp55YqLz1_Fi2UV0cy9MLya2yKSNeBc#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1725.2999999523163%7D\" height=\"1328\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"1328\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The dress has been worn by no one since Monroe\u2019s sultry performance.<\/p>\n<p>Until Kim Kardashian, 43, decided to take the dress for a spin at the 2022 Met Gala, that she attended with ex-boyfriend, Pete Davidson.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/kim-kardashian-met-gala-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Vogue<\/a>, Kardashian explains her fashion choice for the annual event: \u201cWhat\u2019s the most American thing you can think of? And that\u2019s Marilyn Monroe,\u201d says the reality TV star. \u201cFor me the most Marilyn Monroe moment is when she sang \u2018Happy Birthday,\u2019 to JFK, it was\u00a0that\u00a0look.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When the historical dress was flown on a private jet to her home in Calabasas, from its home at Ripley\u2019s in Orlando, Florida, it didn\u2019t fit Kardashian. \u201cThe dress was transported by guards and I had to wear gloves to try it on,\u201d she explains. \u201cI always thought she was extremely curvy. I imagined I might be smaller in some places where she was bigger and bigger in places where she was smaller. So when it didn\u2019t fit me I wanted to cry because it can\u2019t be altered at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-1\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CdFEmpQr7vF\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=640&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fcelebrity%2Fbelieve-it-or-not-kim-kardashian-takes-credit-for-introducing-marilyn-monroe-to-new-audience%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2G9IKuqJEHzu6DN86zS_DHvRFctp55YqLz1_Fi2UV0cy9MLya2yKSNeBc#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A1731%7D\" height=\"1236\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"1236\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Instead of opting to wear a different piece for the gala, and with only a few months to go, Kardashian decided to shed some pounds. \u201cI 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,\u201d she explains. \u201cI didn\u2019t starve myself, but I was so strict.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The next month, she visited the Ripley vaults for the final fitting and the stunning dress fit perfectly. \u201cI wanted to cry tears of joy when it went up,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>The dress was on loan to Kardashian and she would only wear it on the red carpet, afterwards slipping into replica.<\/p>\n<p>On the day of the Met Gala, held at New York\u2019s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Kardashian arrived in a dressing gown and then, assisted by a white glove-wearing conservationist from Ripley\u2019s, she changed into the dress. \u201cI showed up to the red carpet in a robe and slippers,\u2026I put the dress on [at] the bottom of the carpet, went up the stairs. I probably had it on for four minutes and then I changed right at the top of the stairs,\u201d says Kardashian, who changed again into the replica once off the carpet and up the stairs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-2\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CdHVSWrPgiB\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=640&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fcelebrity%2Fbelieve-it-or-not-kim-kardashian-takes-credit-for-introducing-marilyn-monroe-to-new-audience%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2G9IKuqJEHzu6DN86zS_DHvRFctp55YqLz1_Fi2UV0cy9MLya2yKSNeBc#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A1735.2999999523163%7D\" height=\"1089\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"1089\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-introducing-monroe-to-new-generations\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introducing Monroe to new generations<\/h2>\n<p>Later, speaking on Today to promote her skin care line, the mother of four kids expressed surprise that some individuals, specifically those in the Gen Z crowd on TikTok, were unfamiliar with the world-renowned sex symbol, who lives in perpetuity.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, host Savannah Guthrie referenced a conversation where Kardashian expressed excitement about wearing the gorgeous gown at the Met Gala, and acknowledged Ripley\u2019s Believe It or Not! for providing the opportunity to let Monroe\u2019s legacy live on, through her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was so shocking to me, and that\u2019s why I was so happy\u2026and that Ripley\u2019s gave me the opportunity to share this moment so that it could live on,\u201d Kardashian said. \u201cI respect her and I understand how much this dress means to American history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the clip shared on YouTube, fans were outraged over Kardashian wearing the dress and for taking credit for Monroe\u2019s popularity.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kim Kardashian Talks Pete Davidson, Marilyn Dress, Weight Loss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VVbkRTm4y64?feature=oembed\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou were shocked that some people didn\u2019t even know who Marilyn was lol girl bye,\u201d writes one fan.<\/p>\n<p>A second shares, \u201cPeople don\u2019t know who Marilyn Monroe was? So what is Kim trying to say, that she needed to introduce Marilyn to the world? Lol.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A third, suggesting the memory of the dress has been soiled, adds, \u201cShe is really reaching out for positive public recognition, and the respect for the dress that it deserved. 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