Kim Kardashian West in the Western-Influenced Kimono
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The television star, emoji creator, and entrepreneur put her own spin on an Eastern silhouette.
Kim Kardashian Dresses Up in a Kimono for Impromptu Photo Shoot by North West
Kim Kardashian isn't the first Westerner to sexualise Japan's kimono. And she won't be the last
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Kim Kardashian West in the Western-Influenced Kimono
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Kim Kardashian West's Kimono Shapewear Line Renamed Following
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Kimono Hypebeast
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Kim Kardashian West's Kimono shapewear touches nerve in Japan, Kim Kardashian
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Kim Kardashian West drops Kimono brand name - BBC News
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Kim Kardashian West faces backlash over Kimono shapewear
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Kim Kardashian West and the Kimono Controversy - The New York Times
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What the kimono's wide-reaching influence tells us about cultural appropriation
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Kim Kardashian West Names Lingerie Line 'Kimono Intimates
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Kim Kardashian enjoys family time with Kanye West before caving to change Kimono brand name
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Kim Kardashian Gets Candid About Changing the Name of Her Shapewear Brand from Kimono to SKIMS