This moment would be hard to beat.
Fashion and celebrity are set to intersect in all the best ways at the 2022 Met Gala. It’s the first Monday in May, and we fashion fiends are living to see all the incredible looks the night will bring.
A lot of the speculation up until this point has been about who is attending and who they’ll be dressed by. But the biggest rumors of the night thus far surround none other than Kim Kardashian.
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Now, Kim has had some Met hits but let’s face it; she’s looking to come back strong after last year’s faceless look which she’s revealed she wasn’t entirely on board with.
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If this internet rumor is true, then Kim’s about to do all that and more.
Web sleuths across social media have been piecing together the hints Kim has been dropping about her Met Gala outfit, and they think they’ve figured it out. They believe she’ll be wearing a historic, iconic dress belonging to Marilyn Monroe.
It’s not just any Marilyn dress. It’s the nude, sparkly, sexy, sleek gown Marilyn wore when she breathily crooned happy birthday to none other than President John F. Kennedy on his 45th birthday.
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And now, for the clues behind the theory. First, the dress thematically fits the event’s “Gilded Glamour” dress code, though the timeline isn’t quite right.
The 2022 Met Gala theme is “In America: An Anthology of Fashion,” with the dress code being gilded glamour and white tie. Channeling the time period between 1870 to 1890, the event “will ask its attendees to embody the grandeur—and perhaps the dichotomy—of Gilded Age New York,”
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At the April premiere of The Kardashians, Kim was asked by Access Hollywood whether she’d be attending the Met Gala and gave a surprisingly cryptic answer.
“I am going… it really depends if I fit into my dress, so I hope I’m going,” she shared. ” I think it will be up to the last minute because it can’t be tailored, so I have to fit into it like exactly, so we will see if I can shapeshift for the night.”
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That rules out a custom looks, which leans toward something historic.
Kim and boyfriend Pete Davidson were spotted at the Ripley’s Believe It or Not museum in Orlando later that month. But it’s more than just a cute date spot. It’s where the Marilyn gown lives on display after purchasing it for nearly $5 million in 2016. It’s currently the world’s most expensive dress.
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It originally cost just $12,000. The dress, designed by Jean Louis, was so tight that Marilyn had to be sewn into it before her super-sultry performance.
Then, think about the meaning behind it all. Marilyn has long been regarded as a sex symbol, though more recent history has explored a woman with a dark past and more substance to her than anyone imagined. She was also constantly making headlines for her relationships.
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Sometimes, Marilyn totally played into her celebrity, but it also caused her a lot more anguish than anyone understood. She had adoration, but she was also criticized and diminished. Say what you will about Marilyn (and many have over the years), but at the end of the day, she’s still a legendary icon.
… any of that sound familiar?
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There’s also the chance she goes with something even more historic. The Kardashians have been known to pull a fast one on their own fans before to nail the element of surprise, after all.
There are just a few hours left before we see if the theory is right and I just can’t wait! Let me know what you’re thinking in the comments.