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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 3, 2022 2:58 AM UTC  Kim Kardashian at The 2022 Met Gala in New York City on May 2 Kim Kardashian at The 2022 Met Gala in New York City on May 2Jeff Kravitz—FilmMagic/Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 3, 2022 2:58 AM UTC Kim Kardashian paid homage to one of the most iconic moments in American pop culture history at the [2022 Met Gala](https://time.com/6172286/met-gala-red-carpet-2022/) on Monday when she donned the same dress Marilyn Monroe famously wore to [sing “Happy Birthday” to President John F. Kennedy](https://time.com/5354958/marilyn-monroe-john-f-kennedy-photo/) in 1962\. The dress, a flesh-colored, figure-hugging column gown inspired by a Bob Mackie sketch for costume designer Jean-Louis, is covered in rhinestones and caused a sensation when Monroe revealed it, seemingly nude, after shedding her white fur to sing a sultry rendition of “Happy Birthday” to JFK at Madison Square Garden in front of an audience of nearly 15,000. For [Kardashian](https://time.com/6072750/kardashians-blackfishing-appropriation/), this iconic glittering look was perfect for fashion’s biggest night, especially since the gala’s theme this year was Gilded Glamour. “What’s the most American thing you can think of? And that’s Marilyn Monroe,” Kardashian said in an interview about the dress with [_Vogue_](https://www.vogue.com/article/kim-kardashian-met-gala-2022). “For me, the most Marilyn Monroe moment is when she sang ‘Happy Birthday,’ to JFK, it was _that_ look.” The night’s theme was inspired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 2022 Costume Institute exhibit, _In America: An Anthology of Fashion_. Procuring Monroe’s original dress was no easy feat, however. To do it, Kardashian reached out to Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum in Orlando, who bought the dress in 2016 in a $4.8 million sale that still [holds the record](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-expensive-dress-sold-at-auction) for being the most expensive dress ever sold at auction.  Kim Kardashian attends the 2022 Met Gala Taylor Hill—Getty Images Since the dress is such a precious part of history, plenty of precaution was taken as well. As the dress traveled, it was handled by guards and gloves. It couldn’t be altered, so Kardashian said she lost 16 pounds to fit into it. And on the night of the gala, she changed into the dress at the Met to minimize chances of harm, only wearing the real dress for the customary walk up the stairs of the museum, before changing into a replica of the gown once she reached the event. Kardashian’s selection of Monroe’s dress for the night was not only an homage, but a surprisingly apropos move, a moment of real recognize real. Monroe was famously one of the most photographed women in the world during her heyday, while the brand of celebrity that Kardashian has pioneered relies on the omnipresence of her image. The dress’s night out at the Met Gala was only fitting. 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