Kim Kardashian covers the Spring/Summer issue of The Editorialist. And when I say “Kim Kardashian,” I mean her face and body from like two years ago. This is clearly an older photo, but that’s fine. Kim doesn’t want to be seen or photographed until she’s lost more of the pregnancy weight, although word around the street is that she’ll make her first post-baby appearance tomorrow at her husband’s Yeezy show at New York Fashion Week. Kanye’s already tweeted a preview of what he’s going to make Kim wear, and it’s awful and it makes me feel sorry for her. Thankfully, that sympathetic pang disappeared when I started to read these quotes from The Editorialist. Some highlights:
Kim is in control of the family brand: “It’s so funny because I’ll hear stories like, ‘Kris Jenner is the puppet master, having all of her kids do this and that,’ and I’m like, ‘If they only knew.’ I’m the one that will be like ‘Kylie Jenner do this…Kendall Jenner you should do this.’ My mom facilitates it all and gives great opinions, and she’s been so helpful to manage everything, but it’s really a collaboration. I take full responsibility over my brand.”
She loves privacy: “The biggest misconception about our family is that we don’t allow privacy and that we don’t have any [privacy]. That’s just completely wrong. My mornings are so important to me so I can get [North] up. I work during the day, and hopefully I’m there to put her down at night, which is most of the time. I like to have a really good balance between filming and sharing information on our apps…and balancing it all.”
The book of selfies, Selfish, was Kanye’s idea: “It was [Kanye’s] idea to do the book of selfies, he picked the name, and he introduced me to Rizzoli. The book is so fun and cool, and no one has ever done a book of selfies before. I really value his opinion, and I trust his opinion, especially aesthetically. But I work a lot with my sisters, so sometimes three opinions is all you can handle.”
She’s working on a new perfume: “I’m working on a new fragrance right now, and that makes me really excited. I love the beauty business. I took a second away just to figure out what I wanted the fragrance brand to be.”
Her relationship with the press & tabloid media: “I would say I’m a really realistic person. At the beginning of my career, [the press] made me—or maybe not ‘made me’ but was such a big part of my career. And then, I feel like when I got a divorce, it kind of turned on me, and the people I would do interviews with, who I thought were my friends, just did not understand me. And so it was all of these made-up stories, and this whole story line like a soap opera [started to form]…I saw that happening, and it really took a toll on me. I’m strong. I can handle it. But I took some time off. [Looking] back now, it was great for me. I learned how to live a more private life. It’s also hard, you know. My husband lives really a more private life, and I…don’t. So it’s the combination of figuring it out—he’s really opened up, which has been great, and I’ve closed off and learned how to just take our alone time with him. And I’ve never really done that before, take time for myself.”
Her dreams for North: “When North was born, I used to pray, ‘Can she handle this life?’ Because it’s a lot to come into, a family that has the spotlight on them, and it’s very public. But I really believe people come into our lives, and they choose us, and she knows what her life is going to be. I value my relationship with her so much. I want to become best friends with her to the [point that] she can ask me anything. My hope for her is that she is just really kind to people and grows up as normal as possible within all of the chaos.”
[From E! news]
Just a note about the perfume… I’ve read several beauty-industry-analysis pieces over the years, and most experts believe that if a celebrity comes up with a perfume that works, it’s like minting money. Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez both have major successes with their perfumes (I wear J.Lo’s Glow and I love it), and for both of those women, their successful perfumes are big chunks of their empires. But would you buy a Kardashian perfume? The thing about that is… I don’t believe that Kim and I would like the same scents. I bet she’s more YSL Opium and I’m more Estee Lauder Private Collection.
As for the rest of it… I believe Kim has a lot to say about her sisters’ branding, possibly more than Kris. I believe Kim thinks the press turned against her when she divorced Kris Humphries. I also believe that she walks around on eggshells to please Kanye.
UGLY CRY https://t.co/PRZek2KPPE pic.twitter.com/oLCkwumu6r
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) February 9, 2016
Cover courtesy of The Editorialist.
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