Kim Kardashian arrived at the 2025 Academy Museum Gala carpet completely unrecognizable as she wore a nude-colored masked Maison Margiela haute couture outfit. While taking questions, she also addressed the SKIMS backlash received over its “full bush” faux pubic hair panties.
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Kardashian, who is quite literally a Marigela head, arrived at the gala wearing Glenn Martens’ couture debut for Maison Margiela.
The mogul and actor fully committed to the runway outfit as she wore a mask that wrapped around her entire head. For a pop of color and sparkle, she wore a silver and emerald choker necklace that held the mask in place.
She also wore matching emerald rings on her right pointer finger and left pinky finger. As for the nude, strapless, and floor-length Margiela gown, it featured sheer cups around her breasts. It also had a nipped-in waist and up-turned bodice with sleeves that began at her elbows down to her hands.
Kim Kardashian Explains Her Nude-Colored & Masked Maison Margiela Haute Couture Look At 2025 Academy Museum Gala
Speaking with Variety, Kardashian admitted her outfit did “look very SKIMS-y.” She continued, “That’s why I was drawn to it when the Margiela couture show came out. I saw this look and I was like, ‘That is so SKIMS to me.’” She continued to reveal that she had full hair and makeup done underneath the mask, because it was a last-minute look. She said, “I flew in my favorite makeup artist Mario [Dedivanovic] from New York, and this is kind of a last-minute thing, so I’m sure he’s not so happy with it.”
Now this isn’t the first time Kardashian has appeared at a major gala with her full head covered and masked up. At the 2021 Met Gala, she arrived wearing a dark black Balenciaga haute couture gown with matching mask and train. The outfit marked one of the first, if not the first, time Kardashian or anyone else had worn such an outfit that obscured her features and notable physique.
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Kim Kardashian Addresses SKIMS ‘Full Bush’ Faux Pubic Hair Panties Drama
While still speaking with Variety, Kardashian also addressed the controversy around her SKIMS ‘full bush’ faux pubic hair panties. The new limited line of $32 merkins are officially called, “faux hair micro string thongs,” and they sold out within minutes of going on sale.
Kardashian said, “That was just a fun idea that I had. There was a shoot, and someone wanted to, like, have hair down there once. And I was like, ‘Couldn’t this just be easy and have it on a thong?’ And so we made that happen. I had no idea that it would get that reaction and sell out in a few minutes.”
She also recalled doing something outrageous and similar with the SKIMS nipple push-up bra. Kardashian debuted the prototype in April 2024. She said she used her own breasts for the mold.
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