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She would say he doesn’t understand the world of clicks and marketing.

Have you seen his dresses?

He knows.

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Bob Mackie

Bob Mackie slams Kim Kardashian’s “big mistake” for daring to wear Marilyn Monroe’s iconic 1962 gown

Alongside internet critics and costume historians, Bob Mackie is also not a fan of Kim Kardashian’s Marilyn Monroe showcase at the Met Gala.

The legendary fashion designer — who notably sketched Monroe’s original 1962 Jean Louis gown, in which she sang “Happy Birthday” to President John F. Kennedy — told Entertainment Weekly that Kardashian wearing the starlet’s famed dress “was a big mistake.”

“[Marilyn] was a goddess. A crazy goddess, but a goddess. She was just fabulous. Nobody photographs like that. And it was done for her. It was designed for her,” Mackie continued. “Nobody else should be seen in that dress.” He added that Kardashian donning the dress was damaging its preservation and overall, diminished its historical significance.

Per Art News, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) emphasized the importance of protecting historical garments, like Monroe’s gown, and explained that specific things (which were probably at the public event), like fragrance, makeup, jewelry, stage lighting, humidity, and photographic flashes, all ruin an outfit’s quality.

“Historic garments should not be worn by anybody, public or private figures,” ICOM said in a statement. “Prevention is better than cure. Wrong treatment will destroy an object forever.” – Source


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