Arguably the most well know women in the world showed up to the MET Gala this past week in an all black ansomble to where nothing but her hair was showing. This being the complete opposite of what society was expecting to see Ms. Kardashian in. As we discuss embodiment, Kim’s attire speaks volumes to this concept, as she is the face of female sexuality in American cluture. Embodiment: The expectations and constraints on how soceity sees an individual body.
How we take up space and how we are expected to take up space are two differing things, Kim in many ways has set the standards for how young women should try to look, thus only allowing fat in very specific places, along with perfect hair and makeup 100% of the time. But with these standards and expectations that she has set and built her platform upon, these standards and expectations have also affected her, by Kim continuously being perceived in a sexualized manner, and basking it in so long, it is hard for society to accept the “new” Kim without sexualizing her as well, especially as she moves into becoming a lawyer.
As a somewhat response to this, Kim wore a full length black T-shirt dress that covered every square inch of her body… to the MET gala. The theme this year for the MET gala was American Independence. What Kim’s vision seems to be is to show American culture through the reaction in which Kim received wearing the outfit. The point being, even as she is coving all of her body she still seems to be hyper sexualized through the recognition of her body, this being that Kim is instantly recognizable by her body even with the absence of her face, as mentioned in BuzzFeeds article “For someone who is always criticized for being overly sexual, Kim showed that she can cover every square inch of her skin and still find a way to be criticized and ridiculed,” one fan wrote in a Tweet that Kim reposted on her Instagram story last night. “THAT is American culture.” https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellendurney/kim-kardashian-shared-meaning-met-gala-look . This hyper sexualization is only successfully done as the outfit is skin tight, this speaking to the expectation of women’s clothing in fashion. Thus proving to the world how objectfied Kim is.