From walking down the aisle to strutting the streets of Italy.
Kim Kardashian announced Thursday that her brand Skims has teamed up for a high-fashion collaboration with Dolce & Gabbana, tapping sister Kourtney Kardashian to model alongside her in the artful ad campaign.
The duo brought the heat in matching leopard-printed catsuits, with the Poosh founder, 45, rocking a mock neck dress and coordinating headscarf while holding on to Kim’s arm.
The Skkn by Kim founder, meanwhile, layered a mesh catsuit underneath a corseted bodysuit, re-creating a Dolce & Gabbana look that not only has she worn previously but also included in the major fashion show she curated for the fashion house in 2022 featuring reworked versions of archival pieces.
Elsewhere in the photo shoot, Kim, 44, and Kourtney — who have gone to blows over their respective relationships with the Italian brand in the past — give a sneak peek at even more styles from the co-designed collection, available to shop online and in stores on Nov. 19.
Kim, rocking a beehive updo, can be seen in a black mesh bodysuit and thigh-high stockings, accessorized with an apron in one shot and leaning out of a window in a leopard-printed bikini in another.
Skims promises the drop will include “lustful lingerie,” “silky sleep sets,” “contouring pants” and “body-hugging corsets.”
The launch “merges the Italian lifestyle of Dolce&Gabbana with Skims signature comfort and solutions, delivering a unique selection of sensual, body-enhancing looks that exude confidence and allure,” according to a press release.
“We hold a genuine affection for Kim and her family,” designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana said in a press release. “Our shared bond, rooted in a long-standing friendship, naturally inspired this new collaboration centered on inclusivity and body positivity — values close to our hearts and core to Skims.”
While the collaboration may make sense in 2024, there has been much drama both within the Kardashian family and with the Dolce & Gabbana designers in past years.
In 2019, Gabbana famously called the Kardashian-Jenners “the most cheap people in the world” in an Instagram comment. And in 2015, the design duo also apologized for calling children born via in vitro fertilization “synthetic” and “chemical offsprings in a rented uterus.” Kim has two children via surrogate.
All appeared to be forgiven in time for Kourtney’s wedding to Travis Barker in May 2022, which was hosted by the brand. Not only did the bride wear multiple Dolce & Gabbana wedding dresses, but the entire family — children included — donned new and archival looks for the multi-day celebration.
The joyous occasion also sewed discord between the sisters, however. Season 3 of “The Kardashians” on Hulu revolved mostly around the bitter feud between Kim and Kourtney, with the latter being “livid” at the former for “copying” her wedding and using it as a “business opportunity.”
Kim and Kourtney exchanged tons of heated words in many arguments on the show over the Ciao Kim fashion show, which debuted just a few months after Kourtney’s wedding.
However, the pair have since mended fences, with Kourtney even paying tribute to Kim on Halloween last year, borrowing her actual Givenchy gown from the infamous 2013 Met Gala.
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