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Kim Kardashian made a surprise appearance at Paris Fashion Week, walking the runway in the Balenciaga Couture show.
She wore a beige lace slipdress, a fur coat, and jewelry that once belonged to the legendary Golden Age actress Elizabeth Taylor.
She also rocked an Old Hollywood-inspired wavy bob for the occasion.
Kim Kardashian has made a bold and unexpected return to the runway. On July 9, the model and entrepreneur took to the catwalk for Balenciaga, walking in their couture show at Paris Fashion Week. Balenciaga shared a close-up of the look on Instagram shortly afterwards. Modeling look 9 from the collection, Kardashian wore a plunging, beige slip dress with delicate lace trim and a fitted waist. The lingerie-inspired dress was paired with an oversized beige fur coat, which she held around her shoulders, and a pair of matching satin, pointed-toe heels.
She also wore a statement layered diamond necklace by Lorraine Schwartz along with dramatic diamond drop earrings that once belonged to Golden Age Hollywood actress Elizabeth Taylor, on loan from Schwartz.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Kardashian’s fascination with Taylor goes back years. In 2011, she interviewed the actress for Harper’s Bazaar—it would be Taylor’s last media interview before her death later that year. In 2024, Kardashian executive produced a documentary about the legendary actress. “I was always drawn to Elizabeth Taylor,” she explained to the BBC.
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Kim Kardashian at Paris Fashion Week
Kardashian wore a new hair look for the show, sporting a long flicked bob styled in voluminous waves and a sweeping side part, giving a Veronica Lake-inspired peekaboo effect. She had debuted the new bob a day earlier when she took to Instagram to show off another Balenciaga look—a plunging hot pink gown. “Balenci Barbie 4Lyfe,” she wrote on the Instagram Story, signaling the return of her 2022 fashion alter ego.
Kardashian only makes runway appearances on rare occasions. She made her Paris Fashion Week debut in Balenciaga’s 2022 show and, prior to that, had made runway appearances in the early aughts at LA Fashion Week for her sister’s label Dash.
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