Kim Kardashian and her famous siblings have a myriad of accomplishments, including several fashion and beauty businesses, babies whose names we don’t know, and in Kim’s case the ability to beat Hillary Clinton in a legal-knowledge quiz. One talent they don’t seem to possess: walking in a straight line.
During Milan Fashion Week, Kim Kardashian lent her creative-direction skills to the Dolce & Gabbana show. Highlights included vintage garments from the businesswoman’s personal archive and a black-and-white video of her eating spaghetti playing in the background while models walked up and down the runway. Kim, however, didn’t walk in the show — a surprise given her semi-recent modeling debut at Balenciaga’s haute couture show earlier this summer. It may have been for the best, though: After a video of the star struggling to walk in a straight line went viral, I wouldn’t have cast her either. Sorry, Kimmy!
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In the TikTok video taken by longtime friend Stephanie Shepherd, Kim is seen quite literally jumping up the stairs in a shiny, floor-length gown from the Italian design house. In another clip, two friends are helping the mother of four climb up the steps one by one and get into a car.
The moment follows in the footsteps of another KarJenner attempting to look relatable in a dress that is about three times my rent. Over the summer, famed Kendall “Cucumber Girl” Jenner also had a walking mishap in a Dolce & Gabbana dress while attending Kourtney’s wedding.
During the totally not sponsored Catholic cosplay festivities, a video of the world’s highest-paid supermodel struggling to get up the stairs went viral. “ITS THE DRESS it’s too tight by the knees so she can’t bend them [normally] so she has to walk like that,” a TikTok user wrote in defense of Kendall Jenner. “Has no one ever worn a dress where it makes u walk funny?” Personally, I do not wear clothing that cuts off my circulation, so no, but it seems like a reasonable and valid struggle given the circumstances.
Kim Kardashian’s natural evolution to becoming Dolce & Gabbana’s latest muse after her stint as the muse behind Yeezy (her ex-husband’s brand) is fascinating to watch in real-time. Long gone are the days when she wore boot pantaloons, affectionally called poots. Instead, Balenciaga’s bug-eyed alien sunglasses have been traded for Pamela Anderson updos and ornate, crystal-embellished bodysuits. If Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce didn't have a history of being racist, homophobic, and misogynistic, perhaps I’d be on board.
This post originally appeared in Glamour.
