Marilyn Monroe's estate approves of Kim Kardashian wearing the late star's iconic dress to the Met Gala

• Kim Kardashian made a statement at the 2022 Met Gala in Marilyn Monroe's iconic 1962 dress.
• Monroe wore the Jean Louis dress when she sang "Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy.

Kim Kardashian channeled Marilyn Monroe at the 2022 Met Gala, and the late star's estate approved.

The SKIMS founder borrowed Monroe's formfitting Bob Mackie dress from the Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum in Orlando, Florida, for fashion's biggest night. Monroe first wore the dress to sing "Happy Birthday" to the late President John F. Kennedy in 1962 at a Madison Square Garden fundraiser.

On Wednesday, TMZ reported that Nick Woodhouse, the president and CMO of the Authentic Brands Group, which runs Monroe's estate, said his team thinks she would have been happy that another iconic star rewore her dress.

According to the outlet, Woodhouse said that Kardashian was the perfect person to put on Monroe's outfit because of the similarities between the two stars.

"They're strong, powerful, and independent entrepreneurs who love being in front of the camera," he added.

Although Kardashian didn't get permission from Monroe's estate to wear the dress, Woodhouse said she did the proper thing by asking Ripley's since they own the outfit. Woodhouse added that the estate would have gladly given Kardashian permission to wear the dress because of all the exposure Monroe is now getting.

Kardashian only wore Monroe's original dress to walk up the Met Gala steps. She then changed into a replica because the original was so delicate.

"I'm extremely respectful to the dress and what it means to American history. I would never want to sit in it or eat in it or have any risk of any damage to it and I won't be wearing the kind of body makeup I usually do," Kardashian told Vogue. "Everything had to be specifically timed and I had to practice walking up the stairs."

Representatives for Kardashian and Monroe's estate did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.