Kim Kardashian Speaks Out in Defense of Her 'Disgusting Old Sweater' at the Met Gala

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 06: Kim Kardashian attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Marleen Moise/Getty Images)

Kim Kardashian is standing up for her unusual choice of outerwear while posing on the red carpet of the 2024 Met Gala.

It's admittedly difficult for the SKIMS founder to do much of anything without facing backlash for it, and her appearances at the annual fashion event are no exception. This year, she garnered criticism for the impossibly tight corset that accompanied her sheer floral dress, which brought her waistline in so much she seemed to be unable to breathe properly even as she stood still for photographers.

Onlookers also had thoughts about the worn gray cardigan falling off her shoulders, which appeared to be ill-fitting and in poor shape.

"Are we supposed to pretend that this disgusting old sweater is part of the 'lewk' this starving, sleeping beauty was going for?!" one person wrote on Twitter.

"Now why is Kim Kardashian wearing that raggedy pilled sweater with that nice dress?" someone else asked, while others on Instagram likened it to a "TJ Maxx sweater" covering up "a wardrobe malfunction."

In a video uploaded to the social media platform by Vogue, the reality star gave a half-baked explanation for the odd addition to her outfit, though it still left many fans scratching their heads.

"Oh, this is like the wildest night of my life in a garden," she laughed as she spoke to the interviewer. "I just ran out and grabbed my boyfriend's sweater, threw it on, and had to get to work," she added, before noting, "My hair's all messed up."

"What...is she talking about?!?! 😂," one comment read, with another's response suggesting that the "corset is cutting off the circulation to her brain" and "not even she knows" what she's saying.

It's not clear who owns the sweater, as, while Kardashian has most recently been linked to Odell Beckham Jr., the two have yet to officially confirm or deny the status of their relationship.

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