‘I am celebrating this physique’: Kim Kardashian’s recruit Tyra Banks flies the flag for curvy ladies at Skims shoot… earlier than model was accused of constructing ‘excessive’ edits to mode’s form in Photoshop controversy
- In direction of the start of the brand new episode of The Kardashians, Kim is placing collectively a marketing campaign for SKIMS known as The Icons with Tyra Banks, Heidi Klum, Alessandra Ambrosio and Candice Swanepoel
- The 48-year-old Banks revealed she likes the SKIMS model for embracing totally different physique varieties
- ‘I am celebrating this physique’ Banks says whereas chatting with Klum and Kim earlier than the SKIMS shoot
- The shoot would finally convey controversy to the SKIMS model, although, with leaked images from the day of the shoot in contrast with the completed images revealing that Banks’ waist was digitally shrunk
- Each ladies defended the marketing campaign after the backlash on the At this time present
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Tyra Banks discusses embracing her curvy physique earlier than a shoot with Kim Kardashian‘s SKIMS that might later change into fairly controversial.
The 42-year-old Kardashian introduced 48-year-old Banks, 49-year-old Klum, 41-year-old Alessandra Ambrosio and 34-year-old Candice Swanepoel – all supermodels and mothers – collectively for a SKIMS shoot dubbed The Icons on this week’s episode of The Kardashian.
Banks opened up about how she likes the SKIMS model for embracing numerous physique varieties… earlier than the shoot would change into controversial for Banks’ images allegedly altered to present her a smaller waist.
Embrace: Tyra Banks discusses embracing her curvy physique earlier than a shoot with Kim Kardashian ‘s SKIMS that might later change into fairly controversial
Controversial: Banks opened up about how she likes the SKIMS model for embracing numerous physique varieties… earlier than the shoot would change into controversial for Banks’ images allegedly altered to present her a smaller waist
In direction of the beginning of the episode, Kim Kardashian tells her mom Kris Jenner that she has this concept to convey all of her favourite fashions collectively for a SKIMS shoot.
‘Seeing how far they’ve come they usually’re all mothers and entrepreneurs and nonetheless so beautiful… they have been legendary, they’re legendary,’ Kim says in confession.
Whereas Kim goes to talk with Banks in the course of the shoot, the modeling legend revealed why she likes Kim’s model a lot.
Shoot: In direction of the beginning of the episode, Kim Kardashian tells her mom Kris Jenner that she has this concept to convey all of her favourite fashions collectively for a SKIMS shoot
‘However what I like about your model SKIMS is it’s for each single physique, and so I’m celebrating this physique. That is who I’m in the present day,’ Banks says.
Whereas Kim herself had no intentions initially to be part of the marketing campaign, she was talked into it by Klum and Banks who inspired her.
When the marketing campaign was launched in early April, it got here underneath fireplace from many followers who accused the SKIMS model of altering Banks’ physique to present her a slimmer waist.
Talked into it: Whereas Kim herself had no intentions initially to be part of the marketing campaign, she was talked into it by Klum and Banks who inspired her
A photograph that surfaced of Banks from the day of the shoot appeared to indicate her having an even bigger waist than the images from the marketing campaign.
The side-by-side images went viral, main many followers to talk out on social media in regards to the obvious digital alterations.
Regardless of the net backlash, each Kim and Tyra herself defended the marketing campaign shortly thereafter, after they each appeared on The At this time Present.
Oh no: Kim Kardashian’s new star-studded Skims marketing campaign has been accused of closely photoshopping Tyra Banks (pictured left earlier than alleged adjustments and proper in actual advert with a smaller waist)
‘That is one thing I have been speaking about for many years. So, me curvier, me rattling close to nearly 50 years previous on this marketing campaign — I believe it’s fairly empowering,’ Banks stated.
Banks added that when she first spoke with Kim in regards to the marketing campaign, ‘She stated once I was on the quilt of Sports activities Illustrated, she hadn’t seen boobs that have been actual and massive.’
‘She stated that that gave her shallowness for her physique. So we had, like, a severe dialog, and I lastly stated, ‘Let’s do that!”‘ Banks added.
A long time: ‘That is one thing I have been speaking about for many years. So, me curvier, me rattling close to nearly 50 years previous on this marketing campaign — I believe it’s fairly empowering,’ Banks stated
Kim acknowledged, ‘I’ve recognized Tyra for a extremely very long time. I simply have a lot respect for her, so we simply had an trustworthy, heart-to-heart dialog, and she or he bought to listen to about what the model stands for, why I began the model and simply all about supporting ladies.’
SKIMS by no means immediately addressed the allegations of digital alterations within the Icons marketing campaign.
Wow: The mannequin, 48, appeared within the new advert in her underwear alongside (L-R) Candice Swanepoel, Heidi Klum, Alessandra Ambrosio and Kim (centre) herself for the marketing campaign
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