Love them or hate them, it’s impossible to ignore the Kardashian-Jenner family. As someone who has been chronically online ever since she was a kid (for your reference, I’m 20), it was almost impossible not to have heard Kim Kardashian’s name. Long before I knew about Skims or Keeping Up With The Kardashians, the socialite had an unmissable online presence, much like what you would call “famous for being famous.” Talk about good branding.
While she has not been a fashion icon as such like her sister Kendall, Kim’s fashion moments have made headlines time and again. The beauty mogul is known for her monochrome looks, sometimes even pairing her clothes with her hair colour.
Below, we look at some of her best monochrome looks over the years.
Baddie in Brown
Shortly before her divorce from Kanye West in 2022, Kardashian stepped out in Los Angeles in this rusty brown ensemble. If you ask me, this is a neat fit for winter and something I would actually like to wear myself if I got the chance (*cries in Mumbai winter*).
Kim Monroe
Kim Kardashian has long considered Marilyn Monroe her idol, and although I am not a fan of her Marilyn tribute at the Met Gala in 2022, I can’t help but fall in love with this Marilyn-inspired look she tried a year later. This textured white dress and oversized coat that she wore in Milan during the fashion week was courtesy of Dolce & Gabbana, with whom she would soon shoot an ad campaign and announce a collaborative collection.
The Hulk Dress
One of Kardashian’s more bizarre fashion moments, this Schiaparelli outfit she wore for Christmas Eve in 2020 featured a bottle green bustier with six-pack abs. The bustier caught the eye of the internet, which christened the outfit as the Hulk Dress, and memes and comparisons to the Marvel character followed.
Black For All Occasions
If there’s something that Kim loves in her wardrobe after her monochrome looks, it has to be leather. The SKKN founder rocked a black crop top with leather pants on a night out with her sister Khloe in Miami.
Korporate Kim
Kardashian wore this blue-grey jumper dress to a meeting in New York. While the dress itself is rather simple, the tied sash on her thighs adds a fun, quirky twist to the outfit.
Shocking in Pink
Most of Kardashian’s Balenciaga era involved muted and black tones and this hot-pink structured blazer look is a welcome change. The socialite wore this to her SNL hosting rehearsal in New York City.
The MET Gala Moment
Easily one of the most memorable Kim Kardashian red carpet moments ever, this Balenciaga ensemble that she wore to the 2021 Met Gala was nothing less than iconic. The theme that year was ‘In America: A Lexicon of Fashion’, and her being instantly recognisable by only her silhouette shows the chokehold she has on American popular culture, and even pop culture at large.
