Kim Kardashian on her famous Met Gala corset dress: 'I have never felt pain like that in my life'
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Fashion before comfort is a rule Kim Kardashian lives by, as the reality television star has opened up about the pain she went through at the 2019 Met Gala.
In a recent interview with WSJ Magazine, the 38-year-old spoke candidly about the reality of wearing a Thierry Mugler silicone dress to the annual red carpet event.
Beneath the near-naked ensemble, Kardashian wore a corset by the legendary Mr Pearl - a designer favoured by burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese - emblazoned with crystal droplets.
But the waist-clinching look was so tight, it left “indentations” on her body.
“I have never felt pain like that in my life,” the mother-of-four told the publication. “I’ll have to show you pictures of the aftermath when I took it off - the indentations on my back and stomach.”
![Kim Kardashian experienced the "worst pain of her life" in the Mr Pearl corset [Photo: PA]](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/3wvL9d25yPanwiwMRnKIYA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEzNTQ-/https://media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com/creatr-uploaded-images/2019-07/8d385ed0-a23c-11e9-9b39-61c905ba6013)
A pretty bold statement to make, considering Kardashian has undergone childbirth twice.
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In fact, Kardashian even revealed via Instagram that she had to undergo breathing lessons from the corset-marker to prevent passing out at the Met Gala.
The look led her to apologise to US Vogue editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour, for not being able to sit at dinner.
In a video for the publication, she said: “Okay so Anna, if I don’t sit down for dinner, now you know why. I cannot hardly sit. I can only, like, half-sit.”
Though it’s she’s not the only celebrity to have suffered at the hands of fashion.
READ MORE: Tight dress causes Elle Fanning to faint at Cannes Film Festival
During the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, actress Elle Fanning fainted after wearing figure-hugging Prada gown - complete with a ‘50s style skirt.
Talking about the experience with fans on Instagram, she wrote: “Oops, had a fainting spell tonight in my 1950’s Prada prom dress but it’s all good!! #dresstootight #timeofthemonth”.
