Carine Roitfeld

Kim's high-fashion turn for Carine

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Kim Kardashian - fashion plate?

If the reality's star new cover for Carine Roitfeld's higher-than-high fashion mag, CR Fashion Book, is to be believed, then Kim is truly coming into her own.

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There's been speculation - and some episodes - to suggest Kim's partner Kanye West, who's tried his hand at creating for the catwalk, has more than a little to do with her recent transformation - but are her days of high street style behind her?

Probably not, as the Kardashian triangle that is Kim, Kourtney and Khloe have yet to launch their latest dress collection in the UK with Lipsy, but next time could it be somewhere edgier, say, Liberty?

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Kim is certainly working it in grills, a jewel-plated mask, a baseball cap with a black veil and in all her pregnancy glory.

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What about Paris Hilton's former BFF as Miss USA? Hm...

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We're thinking that moody black and white shot looks like something out of a rap video, no?

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Kim shot the pics with Karl Lagerfeld in the designer's studio in Paris until 2am in the morning the night before the amfAR gala in Cannes, which Carine holds every year. Riccardo Tisci, who designs for Givenchy and created that floral dress Kim wore to the Met Gala in May, directed the shoot.

But the question is: do you buy it?

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