Kim Kardashian Might Not Want To Pose In Underwear In Her 50’s
Kim Kardashian attends the 74th Annual Parsons Benefit at Cipriani Wall Street on May 24, 2023 in New York City.
As Kim Kardashian is getting older, she admits that she might not feel comfortable showing her body in the way she has been up until now. Kardashian, 42, was featured in TIME magazine for her shapewear brand, Skims, as one of TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2023. It was also featured last year. The brand has been around now for four years.
In her first-ever cover story for the publication, the Kardashians star shared her realizations on the “timestamp” she’s got on her age. Kim tells the outlet, “I understand that maybe in my 50s, I’m not going to be wanting to pose in my underwear.” She notes that she wants to cut back on her appearances and star in fewer campaigns each year. However, right on the Kardashian brand, she adds, “We’ll do anything we can to look as young as we can. We’re not going to go out not trying.”
For now, the SKKN founder, who was named one of the publication’s most influential people in 2015, is fully invested in SKIMS. As reported by TIME, the mogul is not only the creative director of SKIMS but is oftentimes a fit model who spends hours trying on the pieces. She estimates that she’s worn around 7,000 already. “I always like to see it on myself,” she said. “I can absolutely tell when I miss a few drops.” SKIMS, which has already expanded beyond shapewear into loungewear, will also be adding a menswear line coming this fall.
SKIMS Vulnerability
Kardashian reflected on SKIMS 2019 launch elsewhere in the feature. “At the beginning, when I didn’t really understand where my career was going because I was just kind of winging it, I would do licensing deals with a lot of different companies that would contradict themselves — like a cupcake brand with a weight-loss pill at the same time.” Kim adds that SKIMS was very personal to her. “It started off of my body and my shapes, and it’s very vulnerable,” she shared.
Kim Kardashian Criticized Over Her 'Attainable' Beauty Standards
The Kardashians are known for pumping their bodies full of filler and going under the knife to achieve their coveted bodies. In a new interview, Kim Kardashian was asked if she feels “responsible, even guilty, for setting an unrealistic, unattainable beauty standard.”
“If I’m doing it, it’s attainable,” Kim told Allure magazine in response. “There are so many different beauty standards — whether it’s Gwen Stefani, Jennifer Lopez, Marilyn Monroe. When I was a teenager, [the look] was just blonde waifs. My mentality was never like, you see them on TV or in magazines and pick who you want to be. It was always: Be yourself, find beauty in everything.”
In the same interview, Kim maintained that the only cosmetic procedure that she’s done to her face was “a little bit of Botox,” but has “chilled.” She denied “ever” having any filler in her face or even eyelash extensions. “I’ve never had eyelash extensions. I’ve never done anything. I have a drop of mascara on today. I’ve never filled my cheeks. I’ve never filled my lips,” she stated, adding that her eyebrows are also real.
Although Kim says she is pretty much natural in the face, she did admit, “I really, genuinely care about looking good. I probably care more than 90 percent of the people on this planet. It’s not easy when you’re a mom and you’re exhausted at the end of the day or you’re in school, and I’m all of the above. I do my beauty treatments usually late at night. After everyone’s in bed, I’m doing laser treatments.”
The interview has since sparked backlash, with people taking to social media to call out Kim’s “out of touch” and “delusional” claim that her beauty standards are attainable.
See what folks on Twitter had to say about her comments below:
Laila Abuelhawa is the Top 40 and Hip-Hop pop culture writer for Beasley Media Group. Being with the company for over three years, Laila's fierce and fabulous red-carpet rankings have earned her a feature on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert!' Her favorite stories are those surrounding the latest in celebrity fashion, television and film rankings, and how the world reacts to major celebrity news. With a background in journalism, Laila's stories ensure accuracy and offer background information on stars that you wouldn't have otherwise known. She prides herself in covering stories that inform the public about what is currently happening and what is to come in the ever-changing, ever-evolving media landscape.
