Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala dress row: Here’s how Indian museums preserve textiles

Updated On: 17 May, 2023 03:37 PM IST | Mumbai | Sarasvati T

While the controversy concerning reports of Kim Kardashian damaging Marilyn Monroe’s iconic gown deepens, textile conservators and archivists tell us how historical textiles and costumes are preserved in India’s museums

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Patola Sari and Embroidered skirt from Kutch (1890/1950). Image courtesy: Dr Bhau Daji Lad museum

In her latest interview with the ‘Today’s Show’, Kim Kardashian addressed the rumours claiming she damaged American actor and singer Marilyn Monroe’s legendary gown, while she wore it at the 2022 Met Gala. The dress at the heart of the controversy was worn by Monroe in 1962 to sing ‘Happy birthday’ for the then President John F Kennedy, considered to be one of the most iconic moments in American history.

While Kardashian has denied the accusations, the issue also prompted a letter by ‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not!’, the organisation that preserves the dress, that there was no damage caused to the costume as it was worn by Kardashian for 3-4 minutes and that the garment was intact. As Monroe fans rage over the probability of the dress getting damaged, the row highlights the fact that a celebrity outfit having historic relevance was actually preserved for so many years and makes one wonder about how it was done.

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