Shot when the reality star, 34, was still rocking platinum blonde tresses, the booklet features photos of Kardashian, West, and photographer Juergen Teller traipsing through the French countryside. The second-time mom-to-be wears a satin bra over a flesh-toned one-piece, knee-high stockings, and black boots, an ensemble chosen by her rapper husband.
Meanwhile, West, 38, sports his usual uniform: a black T-shirt, slim-cut black jeans, and no smile. Teller, on the other hand, suited up for the winter season—well, sort of. While the celeb shutterbug bundled up in a blue hat and a red puffer coat on top, he opted for a pair of very short shorts on the bottom, teamed with rainbow sneaks.
Though no quotes were included with the shoot, Kardashian has spoken out in the past about her husband’s decision to revamp her style (aka that time he dumped out her closet). “West and his stylist put everything that he thought wasn’t ‘cool enough’ in a pile,” she said on Live! With Kelly and Michael earlier this year. “I walked in and it was like a pile to the ceiling of shoes. All my amazing shoes that I loved, and I started crying!”
But when the media mogul saw all the new designer threads that West had bought for her, she had a change of heart. “It was, like, really cool new designer stuff—I hadn’t even heard of some of these designers before. And it really helped me fall in love with fashion,” the mom to 2-year-old North West shared. “I eventually did get rid of most of that stuff, and my style has evolved and changed. But I couldn’t see it at that time.”
Kimberly Noel “Kim” Kardashian is an American television personality, fashion designer, model, and actress. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she first garnered media attention through her then-friend Paris Hilton. In 2007, Kardashian came to prominence after a sex tape with her then-boyfriend Ray J was leaked. Later that year, she and her family were commissioned to star in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Its success has led to the creation of spin-offs including Kourtney and Kim Take New York and Kourtney and Kim Take Miami. In 2010, Kardashian was named the highest-paid reality television personality, with estimated earnings of $6 million.
In August 2011, Kardashian married basketball player Kris Humphries in a widely-publicized ceremony. However, following 72 days of marriage, she garnered significant criticism
after filing for divorce that October, labeling their nuptials a publicity stunt. In June 2013, their divorce was finalized with an undisclosed settlement. Kardashian began a relationship with rapper Kanye West in 2012, and gave birth to their daughter North West the following year. With sisters Kourtney and Khloé, Kardashian is involved in the retail and fashion industries. They have launched several clothing collections and fragrances, and additionally released the book Kardashian Konfidential in 2010.
Kimberly Noel Kardashian was born in Los Angeles, California on October 21, 1980, to parents Robert and Kris (née Houghton). She has an older sister Kourtney, a younger sister Khloé, and a younger brother Rob. Their mother is of Dutch, English, and Scottish ancestry, while their father was a third-generation Armenian American. After their parents divorced in 1991, Houghton remarried to the 1976 Summer Olympics decathlon winner Bruce Jenner in 1991. Through their marriage, Kardashian gained step-brothers Burton
“Burt”, Brandon, and Brody; step-sister Casey; and half-sisters Kendall and Kylie.
As a teenager, she attended Marymount High School, a Roman Catholic all-girls school in Los Angeles. In 1994, her father garnered public attention as the primary defense lawyer for football player O.J. Simpson during his murder trial. In 2003, Robert Kardashian was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, and died that September. In 2000, a 19-year-old Kardashian eloped to music producer Damon Thomas. Thomas filed for divorce in 2003, though Kardashian later credited their separation to physical and emotional abuse on his part. During this time, Kardashian was also close friends with socialite Paris Hilton, through whom she first garnered media attention. Prior to the finalization of her divorce,
Kardashian began dating singer Ray J, the younger brother of Brandy Norwood. In February 2007, a sex tape made by Kardashian and Ray J in 2003 was leaked. Kardashian filed a lawsuit against Vivid Entertainment, who distributed the film as Kim K Superstar, and dropped the suit and settled for $5 million.
In January 2009, Kardashian guest starred as herself during an episode of the sitcom How I Met Your Mother in the episode “Benefits”. That March, she launched an endorsement with ShoeDazzle shopping, of which she is the co-founder and chief fashion stylist. She then endorsed multiple other projects including a vanilla cupcake mix flavor called ‘Va-Va-Va-Nilla’ for the Los Angeles bakery, Famous Cupcakes.
In April, she released a workout DVD series, Fit in Your Jeans by Friday, with trainers Jennifer Galardi and Patrick Goudeau. In June, it was announced that Kardashian was to star as Elle in the television series Beyond the Break. August saw Kardashian become a guest host of WrestleMania XXIV and guest judge on America’s Next Top Model. In September, Fusion Beauty and Seven Bar Foundation launched “Kiss Away Poverty”, with Kardashian as the face of the campaign. For every LipFusion lipgloss sold, $1 went to the Foundation to fund women entrepreneurs in the US. The following month, she released her first fragrance titled “Kim Kardashian”. On December 16, 2009, Kardashian made a guest star appearance on CBS’s CSI: NY with Vanessa Minnillo.
2010 saw Kardashian venture into several new endorsement deals, including endorsing various food products for Carl’s Jr.’s. Beginning in early 2010, Kardashian and her sisters designed and developed clothing lines for Bebe stores and ‘Virgins, Saints, and Angels’. In January 2010, she starred as Summa Eve in the film Deep in the Valley In April, Kardashian sparked controversy over the way she held a kitten for a photograph, holding it by the scruff of its neck. Animal rights organization PETA criticized Kardashian for repeatedly wearing fur coats, and named her as one of the five worst people or organizations of 2010 when it came to animal welfare. June saw Kardashian guest star with Khloé and Kourtney as herself on the season three premiere episode of the series 90210.
That same month, Kardashian was involved in a lawsuit against one of her endorsements. Sanford Siegal, the creator of the Cookie Diet, sued Kardashian, claiming she defamed him on Twitter. According to Siegal, Kardashian tweeted in October 2009 that he was “falsely promoting” that she was on the cookie diet. Siegal filed a claim in a Florida state court charging that her statements were false and defamatory. He also alleged that Kardashian was on QuickTrim’s payroll when she posted the tweet. Kardashian’s tweet appears to stem from an article on CookieDiet.com, that named Kardashian as one of many celebrities who saw positive results on the diet. Kardashian sent a cease-and-desist order to Siegal, demanding the link be removed. Additionally, Kardashian and her sisters released a sunless tanner “Kardashian Glamour Tan”, that month.