Collectors Accuse <br />Kim Kardashian , of Damaging Historic , Marilyn Monroe Dress.<br />'USA Today' reports that Kim Kardashian <br />may have permanently damaged <br />a dress worn by Marilyn Monroe.<br />In 1962, Marilyn Monroe made the dress a piece of American history when she wore it while singing "Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy. .<br />In 1962, Marilyn Monroe made the dress a piece of American history when she wore it while singing "Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy. .<br />According to an expert closely familiar with <br />the famous dress, Kardashian caused irreparable damage <br />to the garment when she wore it to the 2022 Met Gala.<br />According to an expert closely familiar with <br />the famous dress, Kardashian caused irreparable damage <br />to the garment when she wore it to the 2022 Met Gala.<br />ChadMichael Morrissette, a museum and costume <br />exhibit curator, says the damage includes a broken <br />zipper and missing beads and sequins. .<br />ChadMichael Morrissette, a museum and costume <br />exhibit curator, says the damage includes a broken <br />zipper and missing beads and sequins. .<br />In 2016, the Monroe dress was auctioned <br />to Ripley's Believe It or Not! for $4.8 million.<br />On June 12, Morrissette photographed <br />the damaged dress and shared the photos with <br />Marilyn Monroe memorabilia collector Scott Fortner. .<br />On June 12, Morrissette photographed <br />the damaged dress and shared the photos with <br />Marilyn Monroe memorabilia collector Scott Fortner. .<br />Fortner reposted the photographs <br />on Instagram along with photos of the dress <br />before Kardashian wore it to the Met Gala.<br />Both Kardashian and Ripley's have <br />expressed that the greatest care was taken <br />to preserve the 60-year-old dress. .<br />When you're dealing with <br />60-year-old material and fabric <br />and thread and sequins... <br />everything you do damages it. <br />Every time you display it damages it. , ChadMichael Morrissette, <br />Museum and costume exhibit curator, <br />via 'USA Today'.<br />When you're dealing with <br />60-year-old material and fabric <br />and thread and sequins... <br />everything you do damages it. <br />Every time you display it damages it. , ChadMichael Morrissette, <br />Museum and costume exhibit curator, <br />via 'USA Today'.<br />When someone has the audacity <br />to put it on and walk in it up the stairs, <br />you're so ignorant to the history <br />of that piece of fabric that <br />it makes me so angry, ChadMichael Morrissette, <br />Museum and costume exhibit curator, <br />via 'USA Today'.<br />When someone has the audacity <br />to put it on and walk in it up the stairs, <br />you're so ignorant to the history <br />of that piece of fabric that <br />it makes me so angry, ChadMichael Morrissette, <br />Museum and costume exhibit curator, <br />via 'USA Today'
