Kim Kardashian Tried ‘Everything’ in Order to Fit into the Met Gala Dress: “I’m a Shapeshifter”

Kim began her long journey toward fashion’s greatest night on Thursday’s episode of The Kardashians, wearing Marilyn Monroe’s actual dress.

The episode was appropriately titled “What’s more American Than Marilyn Monroe?”. It showed what it took to get the iconic dress that Monroe wore in 1962 to surprise then-President John F. Kennedy for his 45th birthday. Kim informed her team that if the replica didn’t fit her, she wouldn’t be able to try the original. I have Googled her measurements and I am now looking at mine.

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The 42-year old founder of SKIMS explained to the camera that her shoulders were wide enough for her to “squeeze into everything.”

“No one trusted us. For years they wouldn’t send samples. Then, once I got to Paris, I tried on the samples and they said, “Oh, wait, she actually fits into our stuff.” She said that she didn’t know how I could convince the man who owned the Marilyn original dress that I was a shapeshifter.

Kim Kardashian’s Met Gal look didn’t happen overnight.

Kim explained that Kim had no other options if the dress wasn’t suitable: “The backup plan for me is that I’ll be wearing my SKIMS pajamas at home while I eat.”

Kim was completely confident when the dress fitted perfectly. Kim said, “I’m sure the fabric shrinks a bit over time, however, like, the gown will fit.” “I am one step closer to making my vision a reality.”

Kim confessed that she learned a valuable lesson when arrived in New York City wearing her black Balenciaga outfit from head to toe as she was about to attend the Met Gala.

“Ever since I did Balenciaga’s Balenciaga look, with the face mask covered from top to bottom, it has changed how I feel about looking good on a red carpet. Particularly for the Met. It’s more than just looking good. It must tell a story. She explained that this dress tells a great story.

Kim shared an update with her sisters Khloe and Kourtney. The real dress arrived and didn’t fit.

“They just took the entire thing from me. She said, “And I’m fuming.”

Kim tried on the dress in the footage. It was quite a contrast to her excitement over the prototype.She told her sisters, “When I tried to put it on, it wouldn’t even fit over my hips.” She spoke to her team in the clip and said, “You know, I’ll do everything. And if I lose 10 pounds, then we’ll give it another shot.”