A very unique souvenir. Kim Kardashian didn’t get to keep the vintage dress she borrowed for the 2022 Met Gala — but she did receive a special gift related to the dress’ original owner, Marilyn Monroe.
The Skims founder, 41, was given a lock of Monroe’s hair by Ripley’s Believe or Not! The museum allowed her to borrow the famous Jean Louis dress for the Met Gala on Monday, May 2.
“We really appreciated her partnership and felt that she was a great partner with Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for us to be able to retell the Marilyn Monroe story to a new generation,” Amanda Joiner, vice president of publishing and licensing for Ripley’s, exclusively told Us Weekly on Tuesday, May 3. “We have 25,000 exhibits in Ripley’s, and when we’re working with partners, we want to show them our quirky side as well — and so that was the gift that we chose to give to her.”
The Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum looked thrilled to receive the present in a video obtained by Access Hollywood. “Oh, my God, I’m literally going to do some crazy voodoo s—t [to] channel her,” the reality star joked. “This is so special to me. Thank you so much. This is so cool. Wow, this is sleeping with me every night.”
Kardashian only wore the dress for a brief time, changing into a replica after posing on the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Monroe famously wore the original look in 1962 when she sang “Happy…
