"I fought against it. I was like, I don't know how I could wear the mask. Why would I want to cover my face?" Kardashian West told Vogue in an interview for the magazine's March cover, published Wednesday. "But Demna and the team were like, 'This is a costume gala. This is not a Vanity Fair party where everyone looks beautiful. There's a theme and you have to wear the mask. That is the look.'"
Gvasalia, the designer, told Vogue that the mask was "quite important" in relation to the concept.
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"People would know instantly it was Kim because of her silhouette. They wouldn't even need to see her face you know?" Gvasalia told Vogue. "And I think that the whole power of her celebrity, that people wouldn't need to see her face to know it's her."
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