Back in 1962 this dress already was so iconic, so to no surprise when Kim K wore the dress to the Met all eyes were on her.
Even though she looked absolutely amazing, this moment caused a lot of controversy amongst fashion lovers and historians. The dress appeared to be damaged after its visit to the Met. The blame was immediately put on Kim and many people claimed that she should not have worn such an old and historic dress.
However, Ripley, the museum that currently owns the Marilyn Monroe dress, stated that the dress was not damaged while Kim was wearing it and that they themselves took a calculated risk when they lent her the dress. Next to this, Kim was never alone with the dress and a Ripley’s representative was always present with the dress.