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In Pictures: Kim Kardashian’s Skims unveils Dolce&Gabbana collaboration

Skims, the shapewear brand co-founded by reality star Kim Kardashian, has unveiled a new collaboration with Dolce&Gabbana aimed at merging the two brands’ respective identities through “body-enhancing looks”. Among the limited edition collection are reinvented Dolce&Gabbana silhouettes that appear with the Skims logo, as well as the luxury brand...

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Shapewear brand Skims partners with breast cancer foundation in awareness push

Skims, the 4 billion dollar valued shapewear company, has launched a breast cancer awareness campaign featuring actress Olivia Munn, marking a pivot towards health advocacy in its marketing strategy. The initiative, developed in partnership with Susan G. Komen Foundation, aims to promote early detection screening while driving commercial growth...

Fashion

Is Skims enabling Meta to 'spy' on its users?

Many consumers are unaware of the extent to which their online activities are being tracked or monitored without their knowledge or consent. E-commerce websites are eager to track user activity and browsing behavior to boost their sales. While some tracking, like storing cookies, is legal when consent is given, other forms of monitoring are not....

Fashion

Kim Kardashian returns as Balenciaga ambassador

Kim Kardashian, the entrepreneur and reality star, has resumed her role as an ambassador for Balenciaga, as confirmed by her recent Instagram posts featuring a campaign lensed by Inez & Vinoodh. The images depict Kardashian in what appears to be a museum-style closet surrounded by Balenciaga bags and shoes, garnering over 1 million likes and...

Business

Kim Kardashian to relaunch make-up offering

Kim Kardashian is set to reenter the make-up category with the impending launch of a new line of lip colours, liners and eyeshadows under the Skkn brand umbrella. Dubbed ‘Skkn by Kim Makeup’, the new selection of products are scheduled to drop January 26, for which a waitlist has been made available for customers already hoping to get their...

Fashion

Kylie Jenner has launched a fashion brand called Khy

Kylie Jenner, founder of Kylie Cosmetics, announced she has ventured into the fashion realm with brand Khy. The move aligns her with her sisters Kim and Khloe Kardashian, who have achieved remarkable success with their fashion ventures, Skims and Good American, which are are turning over record revenues. Ms Jenner is expanding her repertoire to...

Business

Kylie Jenner explores buying back stake in her cosmetics brand from Coty

Celebrity siblings Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian are exploring options to buy back ownership of their brands from Coty Inc., signaling strained relations between the entertainment figures and the beauty conglomerate. Kylie Jenner sold a 51 percent stake in Kylie Cosmetics for 600 million dollars in 2020. Similarly, Kim Kardashian's company,...

Fashion

Skims claims to have reinvented the pushup bra

Skims, the Kim Kardashian co-founded underwear brand, has introduced what it calls a groundbreaking pushup bra, redefining lingerie with innovative design. The bra, named the "Ultimate Bra," was created using advanced techniques like 3D scans of a multitude of different shapes and eschew the single foam pad from conventional push-up bras,...

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Kim Kardashian's private equity fund appoints former Burberry chief as adviser

The Kim Kardashian co-founded private equity firm Skyy Partners has announced the appointment of Angela Ahrendts as a senior operating advisor. Ms Ahrendts served as CEO of Burberry from 2006 to 2014 prior to the more recent role of senior vice president at Apple. Skyy Partners, which describes itself as building a next-generation consumer and...

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Skims secures four billion dollar valuation and sizable funding round

Kim Kardashian’s Skims has snapped up a four billion dollar valuation after closing a sizable funding round led by Wellington Management. The shapewear and intimates brand, which was co-founded by the reality star in 2019, secured 270 million dollars in the Series C round, with the funds to go towards accelerating the brand’s product innovation...

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Kim Kardashian reportedly in talks to buy back beauty stake from Coty

Kim Kardashian is reportedly in discussions to repurchase the minority stake in her beauty company that she had previously sold to beauty and fragrance retailer Coty. As was reported by the Wall Street Journal, the exact sale price has yet to be determined, with the possibility remaining that the talks may not result in a final deal for the...

Retail

Skims to open permanent retail stores

Shapewear brand Skims, co-founded by celebrity entrepreneur Kim Kardashian, is set to pursue an ambitious retail expansion strategy with the planned opening of its first permanent stores in 2024. According to Bloomberg, the company aims to inaugurate its flagship store in Los Angeles during the first half of the year, followed by a subsequent...