Kim Kardashian reveals unrecognisable new look leaving fans divided over one detail

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Kim Kardashian reveals unrecognisable new look leaving fans divided over one detail

It's not the first time Kim Kardashian has turned heads on the red carpet

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While it's certainly not uncommon for Kim Kardashian to experiment with her style and push the boat out when it comes to her fashion choices, her latest look has left her fans truly divided.

Among the Kardashian family, who are considered icons in the fashion industry, Kim in particular regularly ruffles feathers with her style choices, from wearing a nude-coloured mask which covered her entire face, to wearing a historical dress made famous by the late Marilyn Monroe.

She also regularly defends her daughter North West for her bold looks with piercings, fake tattoos and vibrant hair.

It seems Kim fancied a change for her latest outing, as she teamed a sparkly, stretchy Gucci gold dress and Pleaser platforms with tousled hair for the for the annual Vanity Fair Oscars party at the weekend.

This time, it wasn't the dress that got people talking, but Kim's eyes instead.

Kim Kardashian with her usual brown eyes (Photo by Aeon/GC Images)
Kim Kardashian with her usual brown eyes (Photo by Aeon/GC Images)

Yep, she opted for some icy blue contact lenses, which left fans spiralling as they were so used to seeing her with her natural dark brown eyes.

The 45-year-old credited Gucci's creative director Demna Gvasalia for the look, as she wrote: "DEMNA 4 EVER GUCCI."

And now, many are divided over whether it's a good look for her or not.

On Reddit one wrote: "Kim please, step away from the contact lenses."

Her Vanity Fair Oscars party look didn't sit well with everyone (Karwai Tang/WireImage)
Her Vanity Fair Oscars party look didn't sit well with everyone (Karwai Tang/WireImage)

"I know in real life this looks terrifying," slammed another.

"Blue eyes do not match her complexion at all, she has too many dark features for that," insisted one commenter.

"I’m always defending Miss Kimberly and fighting for my life in the comments. But girl what the - (Tyra Voice) If I could give you a zero I would. But that's not possible, so I give you a one," one fan tried to be nice.

The Kardashians star opted for icy blue contact lenses (Jean Baptiste Lacroix / AFP via Getty Images)
The Kardashians star opted for icy blue contact lenses (Jean Baptiste Lacroix / AFP via Getty Images)

One supporter argued: "Noo it's fun! Just for one night who cares! Also I think it looks really good here! But it didn't photograph well in the carpet, from afar."

"Let her enjoy herself" insisted one viewer, arguing that 'life's too short and you're allowed to experiment'.

"Kim, those contacts," another said simply on X, topped off with a crying emoji.

Some fans defended the look (Lionel Hahn/Getty Images)
Some fans defended the look (Lionel Hahn/Getty Images)

"Are colored lenses just fundamentally terrible? I know she’s gotta be using a high end brand, but it’s still giving the possessed dead-eyed doll look as my cheap blue lenses during my regrettable colored contacts phase," mused another critic.

Needless to say, while it's not been her most popular of looks, she still looked incredible... as always!

Kim Kardashian's most memorable fashion moments

Nude mask, Academy Museum Gala 2025

This edgy look featured a matching strapless corseted gown with draped sleeves from the Maison Margiela Fall 2025 Couture collection, with fans noticing it bore resemblance to Kim's head-to-toe 2021 Met Gala look.

(Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
(Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Extreme corset, Met Gala 2024

Kim admitted that she 'struggled to breathe' and felt like she was going to throw up in the Maison Margiela corset dress she wore that year, which was designed by John Galliano. However, she admitted: "If you look good, it was all worth it."

(Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
(Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

'Marilyn Monroe' dress, Met Gala 2022

This is a Met Gala moment for the history books - Kim was granted permission by Ripley's Believe It or Not to wear the gown that was famously worn by Marilyn Monroe when she sang Happy Birthday to President John F. Kennedy in 1962.

(ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)
(ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Neon Balenciaga moment, Vanity Fair Oscars party 2022

Kim is known for not playing it safe when it comes to fashion, and this neon blue Balenciaga gown paired with silver sunglasses was no exception.

(Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
(Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

Vintage Thierry Mugler, Hollywood Beauty Awards 2019

Featuring criss-cross cut outs, this vintage look likely goes down as one of the most daring in Kim's fashion archives.

(Hollywood To You/Star Max/GC Images)
(Hollywood To You/Star Max/GC Images)

Wet-look Mugler moment, Met Gala 2019

This wet-look, skin tight latex Thierry Mugler gown was supposed to envision a 'California girl stepping out of the ocean, wet, dripping', Kim told Vogue.

(Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)
(Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)

Met Gala debut, 2013

I think we all remember where we were when this one dropped...

Despite becoming somewhat of a meme, Kim's floral-printed gown by Givenchy with a high neckline, thigh-high slit and long sleeves with gloves was designed specifically for comfort, due to her being pregnant with her first child North at the time.

"We chose a really stretchy fabric because I would be growing and we wanted to make sure that alterations were easy and it was comfortable," Kim said in an interview with Vogue.

(Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
(Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

Hollywood glam, Grammys 2011

Walking the red carpet in a gold sequin Kaufman Franco gown with a thigh-high slit, plunging neckline and open back, Kim was truly in her sparkly Keeping Up With The Kardashians era.

(Jeff Vespa/WireImage)
(Jeff Vespa/WireImage)

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