The designer finally shares what he thinks of KimKardashian’s Met Gala moment.
but most importantly, many believed that Kardashian wearing the dress was disrespectful to, not only the garment itself, but also Monroe’s legacy. The argument that a dress like that should be in a museum, not flaunted on a red carpet has been held strongly by many costume historians and conservationists. Pretty much everyone has chimed in to share their opinion on the matter. And now, legendary designer Bob Mackie is joining the conversation.
Twitter trolls may think their view is the be-all and end-all of this Kardashian-Monroe debate, but no one has a stake in the game quite like Mackie. The designer actually drew a sketch for the original gown in question when he was working as an assistant for the designer Jean Louis back in 1962 . Sixty years later and the dress is back in the public conversation, but Mackie is not happy about it.At the time Mackie made the original sketch for the dress, he was just 23.
Mackie continued, saying, the dress “was designed for her. Nobody else should be seen in that dress.” But it’s not just the legacy of the dress and Monroe that Mackie is concerned about, but also the garment itself. Like many other critics, the designer is concerned that wearing the piece “was undoubtably damaging to its preservation and structural integrity,” according toAlicia Malone, host of Turner Classic Movies, chimed in, saying that even oxygen can have an effect of the dress.
“Now, Kim will be tied to that dress as Marilyn is,” Malone said. “So it'll be the Marilyn Monroe dress that Kim Kardashian also wore to the Met Gala.”
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