I have so many thoughts! The first is that Ripley's probably hasn't archived the piece as a museum would have, and the fabric has become brittle. Next, does Kim have a special affinity for Marilyn, in. other words why this dress? I'm unsure if she contacted Ripley's or they her. Third, we know the dress didn't fit, even with extreme dieting, because the dress was sewn onto Marilyn, and the two women are different body shapes. Fourth, there are fools all over Twitter claiming no one ever heard of this dress before, and Kim should have all the world's credit for any interest in Marilyn/the dress.

And that's the danger: that Kim's example, of a celeb who gets what she wants and leaves damage behind, who doesn't appear to have knowledge or care about fashion (despite being dressed by designer labels, it seems she is interested in labels vs clothes)is the future of fashion PR.