Kim Kardashian West continues to utterly shock — and impress — the lots. Living proof: Regardless of having no performing expertise, Kardashian West’s SNL hosting gig final month was not solely a hilarious success, however it additionally reeled in boosted ratings for the community, along with a few of the finest streaming numbers NBC has seen this 12 months.
In an equally shocking (and spectacular!) enterprise transfer, Kardashian West’s billion-dollar shapewear and lingerie model Skims just dropped a capsule collection with Italian label Fendi. Most just lately, Skims launched a line of socks, and the model is beloved for its barely-there undies and cozy leisurewear. Which is to say, this collaboration is a significant departure for each Skims and Fendi, marrying the previous’s model’s innovation (and cult-fan standing) with the latter’s luxurious.
The hype surrounding the collection has not surprisingly reached a pitch — the announcement of the collab final month, in spite of everything, went viral — catching the eye of media, influencers and Kardashian West’s household, besides. ICYMI: Kris Jenner was a cat lady for Halloween, sporting a Fendi x Skims bodysuit as her costume. And in a collection of movies shared along with her 262 million Instagram followers, Kardashian West confirmed the likes of Heidi Klum prancing round within the assortment’s cheeky wares, and Gwyneth Paltrow not solely performing her first IG unboxing, but additionally studying the that means of “snatched.” (As in: Fendi x Skims goes to make the Goop founder snatched.)
Whereas each Kardashian West and Fendi creative director Kim Jones have issued loads of statements about their collaboration — reiterating each manufacturers’ “want to push boundaries” and “problem conference” — it was Jones’ description of how the partnership happened that resonates probably the most. “The concept for the collaboration happened when my group and I had been sitting round a desk on the studio in Rome,” Jones mentioned in a press launch. “All of a sudden, all the ladies went silent and began their telephones. I didn’t know what was happening, however they had been ready for the launch of the brand new Skims assortment. It was then that I believed: let’s do one thing collectively.”
Rightly so, as a result of really nobody on the planet is best at producing publicity than Kardashian West. Within the weeks main as much as in the present day’s drop, the world’s prime influencer gave just a few sneak peeks of the gathering, panning throughout dozens of items hanging completely on clothes racks. “You guys, I can’t wait so that you can really feel these materials, a lot of it’s reversible… I like this Fendi brand, this chenille is wonderful,” she mentioned, showcasing every thing from bras and bike shorts to luxe sweater attire, crop tops and bodysuits. “However my fave are the leather-based attire in all of our skims nudes, they’re actually wonderful.”
So, what does Fendi x Skims appear to be? Based mostly on a 1979 Fendi assortment designed by Karl Lagerfeld, the capsule focuses on match — every thing and we imply every thing is pores and skin tight — with a lot of the gathering bearing the Skims x Fendi’s hybrid, eye-catching brand, awash within the muted, minimalist shade palette that Skims is thought (albeit with model’s requisite pops of fuschia, coral, purple and black). Attractive and stretchy, the gathering’s materials are additionally on level, starting from engineered velvets and bonded leather-based to reversible jersey.
What we’re most shocked about, nonetheless, is simply how expansive this capsule is. Significantly. Reversible crop tops, scuba swimwear, leather-based gloves, embossed tights and lingerie and even a chenille jumpsuit are only a few of the standout gadgets — and that’s not together with the insanely luxe, $4,2000 leather-based costume (her “fave!”) that Kardashian West wore to just accept her WSJ Innovator Award in Manhattan final week.
Which brings us to our closing level: Worth. The largest departure Skims is making with this capsule assortment is that the worth factors are far and away larger than the model’s normally-palatable price, with just about every thing ringing in under $50. Fendi x Skims attire begins at $100 for many shapewear and undergarments, however jumps as much as a whopping $850 for choose tops, pants and attire; leggings price $1,110; the puffer jacket worn by Kardashian West in her IG announcement of the gathering rings in at $2,950.
With pricing as such, Fendi x Skims isn’t focusing on mainstream buyers, however it would however promote out — quick. Take a look at the complete assortment here, and should you’re fortunate sufficient to snag an merchandise, you’ll want to share it on the ’gram, you by no means know who would possibly repost it.
