Inside Kim Kardashian’s War to Wear Marilyn Monroe’s Dress at the Met Gala

Remember how you felt in December 2012, when everyone was sure the world wouldn’t end as the Mayan calendar predicted, but we can’t be 100% sure? That’s the kind of feeling we get while watching the lead-up to Kim Kardashian’s Marilyn Monroe song Met Gala Moment on this week’s episode of Kardashians.

There’s a strange tension in the air as the sisters begin preparing their looks for the biggest night in fashion, and Kim has an idea in her head that she just can’t seem to give up. She wants a Marilyn Monroe “Happy Birthday” dress, will stop at nothing to get it, going so far as to tell the cameras, “I won’t take any answer.” Kim seems to have an incredibly superficial idea of ​​what Monroe’s life really was, outside of her status as an iconic sex symbol (we think Kim didn’t see it). Blonde Also) – which led to some really comical scenes where she tried to explain Monroe’s career.

In the episode, Kim’s trip to the Met Gala spanned as far as Monroe’s actual dress was when Kim tried it on. Meanwhile, Khloe refused to award thousands of dollars in grants from Tristan Thompson for their daughter’s birthday party; Kourtney and Travis fused their flesh to become a double (just kidding, but kind of); And Kris Jenner walking around like she just got off a $15 Frontier Airlines flight to Florida. So, just your typical Kardashian Kompound week!

Kendall: Before we delve into Marilyn Monroe’s whole thing, we start this episode with True’s fourth birthday party, which Khloé apparently set on the day Tristan will have a basketball game. There’s no way that was a coincidence, right?

Coleman: Absolutely not, especially when we think about Chris telling Khloe that Tristan told her he took care of the entire party expenses. An impromptu estimate, that’s over $200,000. (Those expensive, discarded cookies cost at least $10,000.) Of course, Chloe says it’s a nice gesture but she wouldn’t let that happen. Chris answers: “You should.” Personally, I think it’s a good idea for Chloe not to accept a huge chunk of change from her cheating boyfriend, lest it be used as any kind of influence. I was surprised that Chris, Miss Director, didn’t see it the same way.

Kendall: These women are obsessed with making the dirty men in their lives feel loved and welcomed for the sake of their children’s happiness. So I wasn’t surprised that Chris wanted to document Tristan Seemingly Like a good father and one time partner. However, everyone knows that pushing for things when you can’t appear physically or emotionally capable is a classic supernatural behaviour. I was so proud of my khloe because I didn’t fall in love with him. Taking the money as solace for all the humiliation he had caused her would be even more embarrassing. And True doesn’t care who pays for what.

Coleman: Thank God she knows that now. Kim, however, didn’t know the dress code for the (pastel) party and looked ugly Balenciaga motocross costume, which Kris also later wore while Kylie was trying to find the Met Gala. It’s always amazing how this family’s clothing choices will be somewhere in one scene, and in the next scene, Chris will look like someone’s fight-drunk uncle wandering around the barbecue after too many Dos Equis before someone puts him on a nap. I was surprised until we reached out to Kim to start Marilyn’s never-ending dress saga.

Kendall: This behind-the-scenes look on Kim’s trip to the weather forecaster was as silly and cliched as I would have liked. Fortunately, I’m not obsessed with Monroe, or else I think I’d have a heart attack watching Kim discuss her affinity with Marilyn in the most reductive terms. At several points throughout the episode, I was curious if Kim had any idea what Marilyn’s career would be like outside of a “chubby beautiful woman.” I think my favorite insight from her was, ‘When [Marilyn] She sang “Happy Birthday” to JFK, it was like – crap.America. “

Coleman: Kendall, I.; It was. shouting. Kim’s idea of ​​Marilyn’s career and legacy is, and I quote, “I love that she did things her way. She transformed herself to be this complete icon, and now everyone on the planet knows who she is.” Much respect. I wanted to give credit to Kim so badly, but I’d like to bet Ramona Singer knows more about Marilyn Monroe than she does. My three-year-old niece does.

Kendall: This is where producer Danielle had to step up and test Kim’s knowledge of Marilyn. The producers could have scanned Marilyn’s Wikipedia page and rehearsed some of the answers to make Kim seem a little interested in this woman as a multidimensional human being. Instead, the editors play Same archive footage of Marilyn approaching the stage to sing “Happy Birthday” to JFK perhaps 50 times.

Overall, I was more puzzled than Kim thought she could go with this dress due to its cartoonish proportions. I’ve always been confused about Kim’s size and whether her butt is really “big” or looks big on her because she only weighs a dollar and some change. We learn from Chloe that she has to tailor her underwear, which is…something. But Kim also says she can magically fit in things like the Shape Vector. Someone explain to me this living and breathing optical illusion!

Kim at the Met Gala on May 2.

Cindy Ord/MG22/Getty Images for the Met Museum/Vogue

Coleman: “Transformer” is a very fun way in a mystical storybook to say that you’ve had your body surgically improved and you can spend money on personal trainers to do the rest. Kim’s character is like those pictures where you look once and see a vase and then look more serious and see two people kissing. It is constantly changing to the naked eye.

Kim slipped right into Ripley’s mock dress, no problem. But of course you won’t get it actual Wear clothes without some crash body modification. It was absurd to think she would. And besides, she kept saying that this dress was “a story, a complete feel.” it’s not…Absolutely! It’s a trick. I wish she would just enjoy being a stunt queen.

Kendall: I didn’t experience any “feelings” from this dress up game. The dress is gorgeous, but Marilyn’s sex appeal is what really made this look. Yes, Kim is a “sexy” character, she does dress up quite a bit from time to time. But it lacks the ease and spontaneity of a proper sex symbol. There’s nothing seductive or provocative about the queen of beige, purgatory fashion walking around in yet another nude dress. We also know that Kanye West has also wowed Kim as Marilyn Monroe in the 21st century, so it all comes out very calculated.

Coleman: very right. What’s cool this is A dress when Kim wears clothes nude 98 percent of the time? Kim is not an idea personality – in the plural sense, because she only has one idea and deals with it, with no creative input because she surrounds herself with “yes” people. It’s also baffling how Kim can show up to lunch with her sisters to discuss the case of Blac Chyna looking totally chic in a flame-print dress and furry Balenciaga sunglasses, then appearing at fashion’s biggest event that looks like a human distillation. from narcolepsy.

Kendall: My God. I was so happy when Kim showed up looks like the villain of The Incredibles. Where was this ingenuity in the dead?? But yes, the sisters are having another conversation about Blac Chyna’s lawsuit as they once again seem deeply unfazed. Chloe tries to add some stakes to this story by reminding her sisters that their fate is in the hands of a group of strangers who might hate their bravery. This is arguably the 50th suit of their time in public, so I get the indifference of Kim and Kourtney. Kourtney has also not been sued, and she reminds us of telling her sisters that she will be in proper dress while they are fighting for their lives in court. very funny.

Coleman: You can’t think of a bigger character than getting your sisters laughing and then taking off to Milan to try out a collection of Dolce & Gabbana. I know I said it out of nausea, but should Kourtney and Travis wear matching red pajamas on the plane? They’re in some twisted fifties, do not worry my love reality.

Arriving in Milan at Dolce’s atelier, Travis and Courtney – the only entity they are – keep talking about how nervous they are. And I was like, for what? Appropriate? You give some controversial designers a little extra clout, I think you’ll be fine. Then they kept ordering Italian coffee as if the much-talked-about caffeine on their nerves wouldn’t clog those old Italian pipes. You guys, be sane! But I suppose asking any delicacy from these sisters is not worth wasting my breath.

Sibling Excellence Formulas

stronger sister: Our Weekly Top Recognition Award was handed out to Khloe Kardashian this week. Her rejection of the Tristan Thompson scholarship for her daughter’s birthday party was a very impressive move. And not only did she decline, but she perfectly balanced after Kris pitched Thompson’s show in front of the camera. Just a slight smile, “That’s so cute, but I’m not going to let him do that.” Her brain scan was right: She’s flexible!

The most negative moment for the body: Unsurprisingly, there isn’t much focus on Kim’s weight-loss journey to fit Marilyn’s dress, given the amount of scrutiny she got to reveal that she lost 13 pounds on the red carpet. However, we do see her telling an assistant that she’s going to lose 10lbs and a short training montage that felt really good Beyonce HomecomingAnd the But he is sad. Health and fitness journeys can be inspiring when done right. But this has nothing to do with health. It’s someone who thoughtlessly treats his body like a Play-Doh ball.

Funniest childhood tale: We finally learn of Khloe’s origins as the self-rated “funny” Kardashian when Kris shares a story about the time she was introduced to her as a dog when she was four years old. Chris tells us she’ll bark at everyone and lick strangers’ legs while the editor zooms in on Khloé’s childhood photos. There’s no playful or silly music in the background – just silence – which makes this entire clip sound like it belongs in a serial killer doc. But it’s nice to know that Khloé’s comedic sensibilities are organic!

Most Buckwild Photoshop Fails: In what was one of the most shocking admissions across the 235 seasons of these shows, Kim admitted that she portrayed Chloe True’s daughter’s face on that of Kylie Stormi’s daughter in photos from Disneyland. Apparently, Kylie didn’t want to post any pictures of the storm in public. Simply Kim I had to do it Because there were some pinks popping up in one of the pictures, and Kim need An image in pink on her grid to fit her self-imposed color story. So, we’re choosing to accept that we were right about Khloé and Kris photoshopping from their Children’s Place holiday campaign.

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