Kim Kardashian Details Logistics of Wearing 'Skims-y' Mask to Academy Gala

Kim Kardashian pulled out all the stops for the 2025 Academy Museum Gala, which even meant wearing a full face covering.

Kardashian, 44, attended the annual benefit in Los Angeles on Saturday, October 18, wearing a strapless, tan Maison Margiela Couture gown. The dress featured a corset bodice, billowing sleeves and a tangle of diamond-and-emerald statement necklaces.

Kardashian’s glam, meanwhile, was completely concealed by a translucent face mask.

“You know I love Margiela, so here we are,” Kardashian told Variety on the red carpet about her straight-from-the-runway ensemble. “Honestly, I flew in my favorite makeup artist, Mario [Dedivanovic], from New York and this [mask] is kind of a last-minute thing. I’m sure he’s not so happy with it — or maybe he is.”

According to Kardashian, she had her “full hair and makeup done” before even adding the Margiela mask atop her head.

“I’ll probably take it off upstairs to eat, right?” Kardashian quipped, detailing the logistics of keeping her face covered. “I ate before to make sure that I was OK, but I can see.”

Variety reporter Marc Malkin also wanted to know whether it was “hot” underneath the mask, to which Kardashian revealed she was feeling cool and totally fine.

“You know, I’ve done this before,” Kardashian said, referring to her 2021 Met Gala all-black outfit from Balenciaga that also featured a face covering. “[That was] even more opaque [and this one] does look very Skims-y, that’s why I was drawn to it when the Margiela Couture show came out. I saw this look, and I was like, ‘That is so Skims and so me. How can I get it?’”

Kardashian further noted to the outlet that she followed Margiela designer Glenn Martens’ original “vision” of wearing the gown with both the mask and the necklace.

The Kardashians star founded shapewear brand Skims in 2018, which has since been well-known for its range of neutral-colored bodysuits and undergarments. The company recently went viral earlier this week with the launch of its Faux Hair Panty, a line of G-strings that have fake hair affixed to the front.

“The merkins [were] just a fun idea that I had,” Kardashian told Variety of her inspiration for the new lines of thongs. “There was a shoot, and someone wanted to have hair down there once. I was like, ‘Couldn’t this just be easy and have it on a thong?’ So, we made that happen. I had no idea that it would [gain such] a reaction and it would sell out in a few minutes.”

The new Faux Hair Panty has since sparked widespread conversation, from which Kardashian’s Skims is no stranger.

“I think it’s fun to mix it up,” she quipped on Saturday. “We have our nipple bra, we have our butt and hip shapewear [and] we have our merkins, you know? Who knows what we’ll surprise you with.”

Skims also launched a Face Wrap this summer, which covers an individual’s jawline and part of their chin.

“Our first-ever face innovation is here,” a website description reads. “This must-have face wrap boasts our signature sculpting fabric and features collagen yarns for ultra-soft jaw support. Velcro closures at the top and nape of the neck allow for easy, everyday wear.”