New Photos Indicate the Iconic Marilyn Monroe's Dress Kim Kardashian Wore Has Been Damaged

The internet is once again spiraling over Marilyn Monroe's iconic dress, which Kim Kardashian controversially wore to the Met Gala in May. Yesterday, @popcrave posted side-by-side photos of the dress before and after Kim wore it, which appear to show some stretched/ripped fabric and missing beads.

Obviously, the photos went viral, "Marilyn" started trending on Twitter, and people are generally upset that a piece of fashion history was potentially damaged. Especially since we know the fitting process was a little complicated:

As Ripley's noted in the caption of this video, their team made sure to be incredibly careful with the dress: “Great care was taken to preserve this piece of pop culture history. With input from garment conservationists, appraisers, and archivists, the garment’s condition was top priority. Believe It or Not! no alterations were to be made to the dress and Kim even changed into a replica after the red carpet!⁠”

Meanwhile Kim told Vogue that she was only in the dress for a few minutes, saying “I’m extremely respectful to the dress and what it means to American history. I would never want to sit in it or eat in it or have any risk of any damage to it, and I won’t be wearing the kind of body makeup I usually do. Everything had to be specifically timed and I had to practice walking up the stairs.”

Thus far, neither Ripley's nor Kim have commented on these viral before and after pics.

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