Martyn Smith is the owner of MPS Body & Paint, which painted Kim Kardashian's orange fiberglass breastplate for this year's Met Gala. (MPS Body and Paint via SWNS)
By Isobel Williams
The outfit worn by Kim Kardashian at this year's Met Gala was painted by a car repair garage in Kent.
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