As a modern-day cultural icon, Kim Kardashian appreciates the value of fashion history. After all, this is the woman who stole the show at New York’s Metropolitan Museum Costume Institute Gala last year by donning one of Marilyn Monroe’s most famous dresses.
And last week, the 42-year-old, who first, added to her priceless collection of jewellery – which includes pieces previously owned by Dame Elizabeth Taylor – by splashing out more than £160,000 to buy a bejewelled cross once worn by Princess Diana.
