Designer Bob Mackie Says Letting Kim Kardashian Wear Marilyn Monroe’s Dress Was “a Big Mistake”

When Kim Kardashian decided to wear Marilyn Monroe’s iconic naked dress to the Met Gala earlier this month, she faced a whole lot of criticism over her choice to take such a historically significant garment out for a night. But perhaps none was as sharply worded as that from Bob Mackie, one of the original designers of the dress. Mackie is the legendary costume designer responsible for drawing the original sketch for the 1962 gown when he was just 23 years old and working as an assistant to fashion designer Jean Louis who was responsible for actually constructing the garment… Read Full Article