To this day, the figure-hugging dress once worn by Marilyn Monroe holds the record for being the most expensive dress sold at auction. Kardashian’s appearance in the hand-stitched garment at this year’s Met Gala on Monday 2nd May, was the first time it has been worn in public since the day Monroe sang in it.
The reality star and entrepreneur was the final celebrity to walk the Met Gala red carpet, completing her salute to the iconic Monroe by trading in her dark locks for a tight platinum blonde bun.
According to Vogue Kardashian lost 16 pounds to fit into the dress.
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The famous pop culture dress made history on May 19, 1962, when Marilyn Monroe famously sang “Happy Birthday” to President John F. Kennedy for his 45th birthday at Madison Square Garden in the titillating flesh-colored gown.
Decades later, on November 17, 2016, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! set a new Guinness World Records record for the most expensive dress sold at auction when they acquired the dress from Julien’s Auctions. Once auction fees were added, the dress cost over R80 million, making it the most expensive dress in the world!
