“Chris Appleton was like, ‘We didn’t fly all the way over here for nothing,'” Kim said in a confessional during the episode. “He like lifted up my butt in my SKIMS, re-kinda positioned my shapewear and then, it went up.”
While the dress eventually fit, they weren’t able to zip it up so, Kim concealed her bare behind with a furry coat at the May 2 event. Kim also changed into a replica of the gown for the rest of the evening after the red carpet.
One thing that she didn’t conceal? Her absolute awe at the fact she was able to make it happen. “I am gonna be wearing Marilyn Monroe’s original dress to the Met Ball,” Kim said in a confessional. “Oh, my god. I can’t believe I did it.”