Kim Kardashian’s Betty Boop Bob Put a Retro Spin on Fall’s Coolest Lower

I by no means thought I might be writing about Kim Kardashian, Betty Boop, and Princess Diana multi functional sentence, however right here we’re! Kardashian arrived on the LACMA Gala over the weekend with a flippy bob that was giving Betty Boop vibes, paired with a white Gucci robe and Girl Di’s pendant.

Sure, we all know that is rather a lot to unpack. On Saturday, November 2, the LACMA Arts and Movie Gala took over the museum in Los Angeles with appearances from Cara Delevingne, Charli XCX and Kardashian all in Gucci ensembles (the model is the principle sponsor of the occasion). For the event, the multi-hyphenate styled a plunging white robe with a number of jewels and opted to model her new flippy bob in a structured ‘Betty Boop’ model.

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Crafted by hairstylist Chris Appleton, we would wager Kardashian’s bob needed to have taken inspiration from the retro cartoon. Her hair was swept to the aspect with a singular entrance piece formed right into a curl that rested on her brow, similar to basic character. The remainder of her strands had been curled upward right into a basic flippy bob that had a number of form and quantity.

Appleton posted a breakdown of the look on his Instagram, calling it a “quick and candy” model in his caption. He used Bellami hair extensions minimize to shoulder size and curled them with a flip to get the bouncy ends. The look was completed with a number of hairspray.

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Make-up artist Rokael Lizama created a quintessential Kim glam for the evening, choosing a winged out smoky eye with lengthy wispy lashes, pinky blushed cheeks, and a nude lip look (Lizama used SKKN by Kim’s new Silk Matte Lip Coloration within the shade 02, btw).

Oh, and we will not neglect concerning the royal jewels. Princess Diana as soon as wore the identical Garrad pendant to a 1987 charity occasion—after all, Kardashian put her personal spin on the piece of trend historical past, layering on a pearl choker to pair with the necklace.

First Jessica Rabbit purple and now a bob worthy of Betty Boop, Kardashian’s character hair inspiration is in full swing.