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Kim Kardashian is in her super-tight updo era. For nearly a month now—basically the entire length of the press push for her new show, All's Fair—the multi-hyphenate has called upon either Dimitris Giannetos or Chris Appleton to slick back her hair and sculpt it into different takes on twists and buns. (Remember that structural chignon in Paris? Art!) But even though I've come to expect seeing Kardashian's hair pulled tautly off her face and twirled and tied in highly hairsprayed ways, I never anticipated seeing her in the fanciful hair accessory she just donned in Brazil.
For yet another All's Fair premiere event, this time in Rio de Janeiro, Kardashian joined her costars on the red carpet, wearing a “custom demi couture silk crepe satin, chiffon and vintage feather gown,” according to an Instagram post by the designer himself, Connor Ives. But “vintage” is an understatement. He goes on to say, “The feathers come from an Edwardian fan that was reconstituted for this piece.” That's not just vintage, that's antique. We're talking more than a century ago.
And it appears Ives had a couple of extra feathers lying around because at least one ended up in Kardashian's hair.
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Absolutely no hair is out of place in this updo—this gel application deserves an award. And just to give it a little less of an immaculate feel, the ends are pulled out of the bun for an intentionally messy look. And those sculpted wisps work perfectly with the curves and fuzzy threads of the feather. It's whimsical glamour meets Yankee Doodle.
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I can't help but wonder if this updo phase is exclusive to the All's Fair press tour arc. (She even wore a tight updo to her mom Kris Jenner's 70th birthday party.) But either way, I'm hoping this ushers in an era of getting playful with unexpected hair accessories.
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