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What Kim Kardashian’s Olympics Coup Says About American Fashion

The mega-influencer’s digital-first shapewear brand Skims has succeeded, not only in selling millions of units, but in quickly earning the sort of cultural credibility once reserved for the likes of Ralph Lauren.
Team USA track and field athlete Dalilah Muhammad wearing items from Kim Kardashian West's Skims label. Vanessa Beecroft.
Team USA track and field athlete Dalilah Muhammad wearing items from Kim Kardashian West's Skims label. Vanessa Beecroft.

It was a tale of two brands (and two business models) in American fashion this week.

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