Kim Kardashian Deemed Trashy In Bikini & Thigh-Highs

Kim Kardashian was told that her poolside SKIMS promo was the opposite of classy as she posed stripped to a bikini complete with thigh-highs last summer. In June 2023, the reality star took to Instagram to promote a new drop from her SKIMS Swim collections, delivering an unusual shoot as she lifted up a giant hoop while modeling her bathing suit and with two male models grabbing her hips as she posed on grass. Flaunting her sensational figure, Kim reminded fans of the weight loss she'd made 2022 headlines for, but feedback to her look proved mixed. The image was reposted to media outlet Just Jared's Instagram, where comments flowed in fast.

Scroll for the photo. Standing with her legs square apart and delivering a fierce facial expression, Kim posed lifting both hands high above her head, using them to support a large hoop.

Modeling a two-piece from the Rubberized Scuba Swim and Faux Leather Swim collections, the billionaire mogul rocked an edgy, faux leather bikini with a halterneck design, showcasing her curvaceous waistline and toned abs while highlighting her 24-inch waist. Both models had placed their hands around Kim's hips and thighs, with the latter outfitted in a pair of black suede thigh boots with a small heel.

Channeling Balenciaga's energy via matching opera elbow gloves, Kim dropped jaws with her figure, but not everyone was impressed by the look.

"When high end is not high end," one user replied. "Haven't we come further than the Dolce Gabbana commercial in 2007? It's sad that Kim's PR is pushing that sex still sells. Whoever or who sets the terms, Kim needs to use her platform to empower young people not undermine them or reinforce subservience," another said. A third fan asked why "anyone would wear this?"

As various media outlets reported, Kim wound up ridiculed for the leather looks, but chances are, sales of her 2019-founded brand didn't suffer too much. See more photos from the shoot below.

Kim looked almost like a Barbie doll as she lay sprawled on a sundeck and was joined by two other models in this Instagram photo. Flaunting her eye-popping cleavage in a black string bikini paired with matching black stilettos, the mom of four posed all oiled-up and donning shades as she wrote: "SKIMS FAUX LEATHER & SCUBA SWIM COMING SOON."

"We've really taken the time to make sure we're offering the best solutions for our customers," Kardashian said as SKIMS Swim launched. "Buying swimwear should be fun and easy, yet so many women feel daunted by it. I wanted to change that and make the process as simple as possible by providing a full Swim wardrobe – both for in and out of the water."