Kim Kardashian’s Marilyn Monroe Look Criticized By Dress Designer

Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala look is still being talked about, and not in the way she would hope!

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The KKW Beauty mogul went to the extreme for this year’s Met Gala look.

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Kim wore the late-Marilyn Monroe’s ICONIC “Happy Birthday” dress to Anna Wintour’s annual fashion event.

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Monroe wore the dress in 1962 while singing “Happy Birthday” to President JFK.

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Bob Mackie sketched the historical gown Monroe wore and he is not at all pleased with Kim wearing it.

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I thought it was a big mistake," the costume designer argued.

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“Marilyn was a goddess. A crazy goddess, but a goddess. She was just fabulous,” he said.

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Mackie continued, “It was designed for her. Nobody else should be seen in that dress."

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Kim lost 16lbs in three weeks to ensure she’d fit in the dress.

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