Collectors Accuse br Kim Kardashian , of Damaging Historic , Marilyn Monroe Dress.br 'USA Today' reports that Kim Kardashian br may have permanently damaged br a dress worn by Marilyn Monroe.br In 1962, Marilyn Monroe made the dress a piece of American history when she wore it while singing "Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy. .br In 1962, Marilyn Monroe made the dress a piece of American history when she wore it while singing "Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy. .br According to an expert closely familiar with br the famous dress, Kardashian caused irreparable damage br to the garment when she wore it to the 2022 Met Gala.br According to an expert closely familiar with br the famous dress, Kardashian caused irreparable damage br to the garment when she wore it to the 2022 Met Gala.br ChadMichael Morrissette, a museum and costume br exhibit curator, says the damage includes a broken br zipper and missing beads and sequins. .br ChadMichael Morrissette, a museum and costume br exhibit curator, says the damage includes a broken br zipper and missing beads and sequins. .br In 2016, the Monroe dress was auctioned br to Ripley's Believe It or Not! for $4.8 million.br On June 12, Morrissette photographed br the damaged dress and shared the photos with br Marilyn Monroe memorabilia collector Scott Fortner. .br On June 12, Morrissette photographed br the damaged dress and shared the photos with br Marilyn Monroe memorabilia collector Scott Fortner. .br Fortner reposted the photographs br on Instagram along with photos of the dress br before Kardashian wore it to the Met Gala.br Both Kardashian and Ripley's have br expressed that the greatest care was taken br to preserve the 60-year-old dress. .br When you're dealing with br 60-year-old material and fabric br and thread and sequins... br everything you do damages it. br Every time you display it damages it. , ChadMichael Morrissette, br Museum and costume exhibit curator, br via 'USA Today'.br When you're dealing with br 60-year-old material and fabric br and thread and sequins... br everything you do damages it. br Every time you display it damages it. , ChadMichael Morrissette, br Museum and costume exhibit curator, br via 'USA Today'.br When someone has the audacity br to put it on and walk in it up the stairs, br you're so ignorant to the history br of that piece of fabric that br it makes me so angry, ChadMichael Morrissette, br Museum and costume exhibit curator, br via 'USA Today'.