The Academy Museum Gala is one of the biggest non-awards nights of the year in Los Angeles, but not necessarily one I had associated with zany couture moments. If it were, say, the Met Gala, and/or if anyone else were in the dress, I might wonder if this Maison Margiela represented some kind of artistic statement or sociopolitical commentary. Perhaps on the woman-as-clotheshanger, or the erasure of identities. But alas, Kim didn’t go that deep: “It does look very Skims-y,” Kardashian said, referring to her underwear line. “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.’” It’s also one of the most boring outfits from the entire collection, so she really must have been committed to becoming human hosiery. Perhaps she should have gone the extra mile, and glued some wig hairs to it to cross-promoted her line of thong-merkins.
Friends, I’m sure there are people out there who will scoff and say it’s so predictable that people hate this, and you know what? Okay! I’m fine with that. I am not going to reach for meaning here, especially not when she didn’t. It’s dumb and it’s fugly. Also, I saw footage of her having to be guided by somebody so that she could survive the red carpet without breaking her face. This whole thing seems completely fucking miserable — f-bomb definitely warranted. I hope it was worth it to Kim to essentially erase herself, and go down in history (maybe) as Some Knucklehead Wearing Couture Bag On Head.
Herein, the other white, beige, and otherwise neutral outfits of the night. Don’t worry, you’ll get PLENTY of color later.
