Um, Kim Kardashian's Gucci Thong Is Actually in a Museum
If you're one of Kim Kardashian West's 116 million Instagram followers, you might have caught her newest lingerie-revealing photo, but her Gucci-logo thong isn't your average undergarment. It's actually a vintage bathing suit from Tom Ford's controversial S/S 97 collection, where some models walked the runway in nothing but a thong and a pair of shoes. And as W magazine pointed out, it made such a splash in the '90s that it's part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's official collection—yes, really.
Not only is it Met-approved, but W magazine also uncovered an image from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's 2016 exhibition on men's style, which also included the thong. Did you have any doubt that West could get her hands on her own version of a museum-worthy item? Scroll down to see the item in question and shop the Gucci logo for yourself.
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Erin got her start as a Who What Wear intern over 12 years ago—back when the site only published a single story per day. (Who What Wear has since increased that number twentyfold.) She graduated magna cum laude from USC, which is how she ended up moving to Los Angeles from her hometown of San Diego. In college, she also interned at Refinery29, where she was promoted to editorial assistant and then assistant editor. After nearly three years at R29, she came back to WWW in 2016, where she currently holds the title of Associate Director of Fashion News (as well as the unofficial title of resident royal expert—in case you haven't noticed her numerous Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton stories). She spends her days trying to incorporate her idols, Anna Wintour and Roger Federer, into as many stories as possible. Outside of work, she loves tennis, classic rock, traveling, and smothering her dog with affection.
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