The reality star continues to push damaging beauty ideals.
The annual Met Gala brought celebs back to the Metropolitan Museum of Art carpet in some serious looks. From gravity-defying nature-inspired headpieces to theatrical makeup and avante-garde gowns (singer Tyla was literally wearing sand!!), the biggest stars truly pushed the limits. And that includes Kim Kardashian.
The reality TV star took to the carpet in a custom Maison Margiela look by John Galliano. The ensemble featured a cashmere cardigan draped over an antique silver brocade corset and a silver metal overskirt featuring intricate details of lace, flowers and leaves — a nod to the gala’s theme of “Sleeping Beauty: Reawakening Fashion” and dress code “The Garden of Time.”
And while Kardashian’s look was undoubtedly on theme, it was also problematic. See: Kardashian’s exaggeratedly-cinched corset, which made the star’s already typically tiny waist almost non-existent, and left the Skims founder looking uncomfortable (and possibly even a little faint?) on the carpet. Kardashian’s Met Gala 2024 look doesn’t only promote unrealistic and not to mention unsafe beauty standards, but her ability to treat extreme thinness as a fashion statement she wears here and there trivializes the real experience of people, namely those struggling with disordered eating or body dysmorphia.
To be fair, this is far from the first time that Kardashian — or any of her famous family members – have pushed unrealistic beauty standards. The famous fam has become almost as well-known for their edited photos and body modifications as they are for their infamous reality show. And year after year, Kim, specifically uses the Met Gala as a platform — and excuse — to push the limits of her body all in the name of fashion.
We saw it in 2019 when she donned a latex corseted Thierry Mugler gown, but arguably her most dangerous use of thinness as an accessory was at the 2022 Met Gala. Kardashian lost 16 pounds in three weeks in order to fit into Marilyn Monroe’s original 1962 Jean Louis gown. In a fitting ahead of fashion’s biggest night, featured on an episode of The Kardashians, the entrepreneur detailed her plan to fit into the dress, initially aiming to lose 10 pounds in three weeks with an intense workout regime (including running on a treadmill in a vinyl sauna suit — why, FYI, is *not* healthy) and eating “so…
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