By Jessica Wedemeyer
5:50am PDT, Oct 22, 2021
Happy birthday, Kim Kardashian West! To celebrate the reality star and business mogul's 41st birthday on Oct. 21, 2021, Wonderwall.com is taking a look back at Kim's most iconic looks… starting with this jaw-dropping creation she donned at the 2019 Met Gala. The reality star and KKW Beauty founder wore a flesh-toned barely-there corseted latex dress custom made by Mugler. Kim cinched her waist to create an exaggerated hourglass shape and wore her hair in a wet look to complement the beads dripping off the dress that resembled water droplets. This is a look we could never forget!
Keep reading for more of Kim's most iconic looks…
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Following her well-received hosting performance on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" on Oct. 10, 2021, SKIMS founder Kim Kardashian West stepped out in New York City wearing a custom pink bodysuit by Balenciaga that also featured the fashion house's signature pantashoes. She completed the bold look with a huge feathered boa in the same hue.
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During New York Fashion Week in 2017, Kim Kardashian West donned this curve-hugging strapless PVC dress by LaQuan Smith. Some fashion critics found the divisive getup vulgar, but we have to say: Kim's curves have never been more jaw-dropping. Love it or hate it, you'll certainly never forget it!
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Kim Kardashian West has never been one to shy away from showing off some skin — and what she wore to sister Kylie Jenner's birthday party in 2018 was certainly no exception! That evening, the mom-of-four turned heads in a hot pink cut-out minidress by Yeezy.
What made the ensemble Kim Kardashian West donned during the 2017 Met Gala so memorable is how understated it was. The reality TV star wore a white off-the-shoulder Vivienne Westwood gown on fashion's biggest night that year.
Kim Kardashian West donned one of her boldest looks ever during an outing in New York City on Sept. 8, 2017. The reality TV star wore a leather blazer over a bandeau top, which she paired with sheer leggings that revealed her black string underwear. She completed her look with clear Yeezy heels and wore her newly dyed hair straight and parted down the middle to show her roots. What an ensemble!
This is definitely one of our favorite Kim K looks to date! At the 2018 Met Gala featuring the theme "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination," Kim Kardashian West wore this jaw-dropping, slinky gold gown by Versace that featured delicate cross embellishments.
Well, these certainly made a statement! Kim Kardashian West rocked clear plastic over-the-knee boots during an outing in New York City on Sept. 6, 2016. The reality star paired the unusual footwear with an oversized jean jacket, denim cut-offs and a sheer bra from La Perla for one of her most interesting street style looks ever!
When it came time to pick a dress for the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards, Kim Kardashian West looked no further than her very own closet. "I was so inspired by my recent trip to Mexico that I went with this amazing vintage Galliano dress that I've had in my closet for forever," she said of the getup on her app.
Who could forget this iconic red carpet moment? At the 2013 Met Gala, a pregnant Kim Kardashian West made quite the statement in an all-over floral-print gown by Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy. Unfortunately, Kim got roasted for the look, which drew comparisons to granny's curtains, a floral couch, Homer Simpson's muumuu and even "Mrs. Doubtfire."
For the Versace Pre-Fall 2019 fashion show in New York City, Kim Kardashian West wore this sparkly silver minidress featuring a sultry cowl neckline that was custom made for her by the luxury brand.
A new classic?! At the 2021 Met Gala, which featured the theme "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion," Kim Kardashian West went incognito in this polarizing all-black ensemble by Balenciaga that covered not only her body but her entire face.
Kim Kardashian West and daughter North West donned coordinating ensembles several times in late 2014, and we loved it — especially these sheer looks they wore to the Givenchy presentation during Paris Fashion Week that year.
On October 2021, Kim Kardashian West was seen leaving the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New York City on her way to rehearse for her hosting gig on "Saturday NIght Live" wearing head-to-toe pink Balenciaga.
In March 2020, while at Cafe de Flore in Paris, Kim Kardashian West was photographed in this ultra-chic street look — a burnt red trench coat, a fitted camel-colored bodysuit and brown leather pants.
Kim Kardashian West wore a black blazer as a dress during the Alexander Wang Spring 2018 collection presentation as part of New York Fashion Week in September 2017. She wore her newly bleached locks in loose waves parted down the middle to give her look a chic but low-maintenance appearance.
In October 2021, Kim Kardashian West was photographed on her way to "Saturday Night Live" rehearsals in New York City in this all-black Balenciaga getup featuring pantashoes.
Kim Kardashian West donned a futuristic silver Balmain gown during the 2016 Met Gala. One major fan of this look? Her then-husband, Kanye West. The rapper lauded his wife's fashion accomplishments during an interview with Steve Harvey, saying that Kim "broke boundaries with fashion, where designers weren't trying to make clothes with women with shape, and now they're all about embracing and empowering women."
Effortlessly elegant! At the Tiffany Blue Book Collection launch in 2018, Kim Kardashian West looked Old Hollywood chic in this silky ivory gown by Rick Owens that featured delicate cut-outs along the waist and a mermaid train. She accessoried with a Tiffany & Co. choker featuring 26 carats of aquamarines!
Kim Kardashian West made a major maternity fashion statement at the LACMA Art + Film Gala presented by Gucci in Los Angeles in November 2015. Kim, who was then pregnant with son Saint West, showed up in a completely sheer lace ensemble by Givenchy. She topped off the outfit, which consisted of a sheer slip and matching pants, with a black trench tuxedo jacket.
Kim Kardashian West's love affair with Balmain really took off around the time that she wore this low-cut white-and-gold minidress to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival premiere of "Cruel Summer."
In recent years, Kim Kardashian West has become known for her monochromatic sartorial moments. At her SKIMS launch at Nordstrom in New York City in 2020, she stuck to a color that definitely seems to work for her — taupe!
Kim Kardashian West continued her love affair with Balmain in a pearl-embellished white minidress while celebrating at her bachelorette party in Paris in 2014. Tres chic!
How could we forget when Kim Kardashian West wore a sheer bodysuit with camouflage-print cut-off cargo shorts during an outing in New York City in August 2017?
Kim Kardashian West looked like a totally different person when she dyed her hair a caramel blond hue and worked a little white dress at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards.
At the 2018 LACMA: Art and Film Gala, Kim Kardashian West stepped out in this gorgeous vintage gown by Gucci. While simple in its silhouette, the figure-hugging frock — which she accessorized with a black cross necklace — was still sultry.
Kim Kardashian West stunned in a super-sheer Roberto Cavalli by Peter Dundas dress with an intricate train at the 2015 Met Gala.
Kim Kardashian West made jaws drop when she wore this Givenchy dress for her post-baby body debut during Paris Fashion Week in 2013.
Kim Kardashian West brought the house down in this embellished gold Jean Paul Gaultier gown with a plunging neckline at the 2015 Grammy Awards.
Back in 2009, then-rising star Kim Kardashian West was a vision in white in a curve-hugging Altuzarra dress at the sixth annual Hollywood Style Awards.
For better or worse, there was no missing Kim Kardashian West when she walked the red carpet at the 2014 GQ Men of the Year Awards in an intricate Ralph and Russo skirt, which she paired with a latex Atsuko Kudo leotard.
Kim Kardashian West took the plunge in a super low-cut Balmain dress while supporting then-hubby Kanye West at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards. It's just one example of the couple's penchant for matching looks.
Kim Kardashian West memorably stepped up her street-style game by wearing this full-coverage embellished Balmain dress during a casual outing with Kanye West in Paris in 2014.
