Kim Kardashian has copped criticism for wearing an amethyst and diamond cross necklace famously worn by Princess Diana at the 2024 LACMA Art + Film Gala in Los Angeles, styled with a plunging white dress. The 44-year-old reality TV personality turned heads at the high-profile event on Saturday, pairing the antique piece, known as the Attallah Cross, with a striking white gown, an off-the-shoulder overcoat, and bold, oversized jewellery. The Attallah Cross, originally owned by Naim Attallah, former CEO of British luxury brand Asprey, was first worn by Diana, Princess of Wales, to a Birthright charity gala in 1987.
Known for her bold style, Diana wore the cross alongside a string of pearls and a velvet evening gown with an Elizabethan-style ruff collar by Catherine Walker. Diana borrowed the Attallah cross pendant on numerous occasions from Garrard, the royal jeweller at the time. Kardashian purchased the piece at a Sotheby’s auction in London in January 2023 for USD$200,000 (approximately AUD$303,070), just months after making waves by wearing Marilyn Monroe’s 'Happy Birthday Mr.
President' dress to the Met Gala in 2022. At the time, Kardashian revealed she had dropped 16 pounds to fit into the 1962 Swarovski-studded Jean Louis gown, borrowed from Ripley’s Believe It or Not. While many fans applauded Kardashian’s bold look at the LACMA Gala, others quickly voiced their disapproval, labelling her choice “disrespectful".
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