“Why would I cover my face?”
Kim Kardashian’s 2021 Met Gala look — a Balenciaga body stocking that also covered every inch of her face — was a vibe.
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But it turns out that Kim wasn’t totally on board with the look going into the big event.
In a new interview with Vogue, Kim said that she “fought back” on completely concealing her face when discussing the concept with Balenciaga’s creative director Demna Gvasalia.
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“I fought against it,” she said. “I was like, ‘I don’t know how I could wear the mask. Why would I want to cover my face?'”
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“But Demna and the team were like, ‘This is a costume gala. This is not a Vanity Fair party where everyone looks beautiful. There’s a theme and you have to wear the mask. That is the look.'”
In the end, Kim obviously chose to wear the mask, and the rest was fashion history. It was a look so iconic that Lizzo replicated it for Halloween just a month or so later. She made the right decision!
Read the entire interview here.
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/larryfitzmaurice/kim-kardashian-met-gala-mask