“Her organs are crying for help”: why is Kim Kardashian’s outfit at the Met Gala controversial? : Current Woman Le MAG

The Met Gala is the fashion event of the year in the United States. The place where you have to show yourself, and above all make a sensation. All the stars, American but also international – including some French, like Aya Nakamura – are present there. The goal is to display the most original, most extraordinary outfit… in short, the one that will get the most talk in the press and on social networks. And in this matter, Kim Kardashian is a pro. “There is no such thing as bad publicity”, this is certainly the credo of the famous American businesswoman and influencer. After having already caused controversy during the 2022 Met Gala, because of the drastic diet she followed to fit into Marilyn Monroe’s famous dress, it seems that she did not learn her lesson. This Monday, May 6, 2024, for the new edition of this prestigious evening at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Kim Kardashian’s outfit once again created debate.

Kim Kardashian once again advocates the cult of extreme thinness, and causes an outcry on social networks

The reality TV star opted this time for a custom-made, semi-transparent dress, signed Maison Margiela Artisanal by John Galliano. In addition to her very demure cardigan, which greatly surprised the public, it was the silver corset that she wore which especially attracted attention. And for good reason: tight beyond excess, it seemed particularly unpleasant to wear, to the point that Kim Kardashian had to get help to climb the steps of the museum. On social networks, Internet users did not fail to point this out. “Watching this video of Kim Kardashian at the Met Gala makes me want to call the emergency services. This woman’s organs are not doing well”“Kim Kardashian barely breathing free this woman pity, fashion will kill her one day”“It’s truly terrifying,” “Kim Kardashian’s internal organs are screaming for help”, “Kim Kardashian can’t breathe in this dress”we can for example read on X, among other sarcastic videos.

But beyond the star’s health, it is above all the message that this outfit conveys which caused the controversy. Namely the diktats of thinness, and more precisely the cult of the famous “wasp waist” that Kendall’s sister, Kylie, Khloé and Kourtney are so fond of. “Kim Kardashian, 43, who continues to advocate extreme thinness”“Kim Kardashian with blue lips, barely able to breathe due to extreme corseting at the Met Gala. […] This extreme look sends all sorts of bad messages”“Kim Kardashian at last night’s Met Gala trying to look sexy – died inside. You can see it in his eyes. Hollywood celebrities are finished and they know it”“I’m sorry, but coming to an event with blue lips, pale skin, barely able to speak because you can’t breathe in your corset, that’s a level of old Hollywood glamor you can appreciate,” “When I was younger, I wanted to look like Kim Kardashian. Today I realize to what extent she is wrong to try to promote an unrealistic body image. Very dangerous”we also read among the hundreds of messages on the X network.