Kim Kardashian Marilyn Monroe Dress The renowned Marilyn Monroe outfit is so fragile it should be taken care of in a temperature controlled vault and is typically dealt with gloves Kim Kardashian's Marilyn Monroe Met Gala second was a long distance race to pull off. What's more, it nearly didn't work out! Before Kardashian, 41, took a stab at the first Jean Louis-planned outfit, which Monroe wore for her steamy "Cheerful Birthday, Mr. President" song to John F. Kennedy in New York City only months before her passing in 1962, she gave a reproduction a shot which fit impeccably. Then, the genuine article was flown by means of private plane from Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum in that frame of mind, to Kardashian's California home — and it didn't fit. "The dress was shipped by watchmen and I needed to wear gloves to give it a shot," she told Vogue of the experience. "I generally thought she was incredibly thrilling. I envisioned I may be