Fans are convinced that Kim Kardashian will wear this famous Marilyn Monroe dress to the 2022 Met Gala

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It is Kim Kardashian pulling out of the “closet” of the late great American icon Marilyn Monroe for the 2022 Met Gala? It’s not clear, but the Nancy Drews on the internet certainly seem to think so.

That’s how it all started. Kardashian, 41, has been dropping hints about her outfit at this year’s party. met gala. yes she plans show your face after her that was talked about so much Balenciaga’s “shadow” moment at last year’s Met Gala. He also revealed that he can’t alter or tailor her dress, which means he’s probably pulling from old archives.

in a Interview with Access to Hollywood on the red carpet at the premiere of by hulu The Kardashians Last month, Kardashian shared that her look for fashion’s biggest night was up in the air because the fit had to be exact.

“It really depends if I stay in my dress, so I look forward to going,” she explained at the time. “I think it will be until the last minute because it can’t be adapted, so I have to fit exactly.”

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Two weeks later, Sun reported that Kardashian and her boyfriend Pete Davidson were seen in Orlando, Florida, visiting From ripley, believe it or not! museum, where Marilyn Monroe’s iconic “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” dress is on display.

Designed by Jean-LouisThe dress originally cost $12,000 and was reportedly so tight that Monroe had to sew it before her very sexy performance of Happy Birthday to President John F. Kennedy on May 19, 1962 at a Madison Square fundraiser. Garden, just three months before she died.

Ripley bought the dress from Julien’s Auction in November 2016 for a whopping $4.81 millionmaking it one of the most expensive dresses in the world.

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Kardashian’s comment “can’t be adapted” along with her sighting on the From ripley, believe it or not! museum both build a case for Monroe’s dress to be the wear. This too reddit thread. The beautiful dress also suits this year. “Glided Glamor” dress code.

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But Kardashian and her family also know how to create a stir, so she might as well change her mind.

At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night in Washington DC, Kardashian, 41, was still in her Balenciaga era in a sparkly, curve-skimming silver dress alongside Davidson, 28, marking the couple’s red carpet debut. For his part, the saturday night live The star wore a black suit, matching sunglasses and Vans.

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Asked on the same Hulu premiere if she was going to bring Davidson as the Met date, Kardashian coyly replied, “I’m not sure. You’ll just have to wait and find out. I think we’re still figuring it out.” .”

But we have the feeling that WHCD dinner date night it was just the amuse bouche for the Met Gala main course.

And if Kim doesn’t show up in Marilyn’s iconic dress, she’ll probably find a tighter corset than her 2019 design that required “brace breathing lessons”.