Kim Kardashian tries for a Vogue Italia cover while ‘KUWTK’ ratings plummet

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Here are some new photos of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West back at home in LA. Actually, they were spotted doing some shopping with North West in West Hollywood. Don’t you love how Kanye just stands there as Kim tries to maneuver their daughter’s stroller in the middle of what I’m sure was a paparazzi frenzy? It’s almost as if Kanye isn’t interested in the day-to-day drama of raising a child.

Meanwhile, I guess Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ newest season debuted… last week, maybe? Last Sunday, I guess. Which is a crappy time to debut a new season, right in the middle of Downton Abbey, Sherlock, The Good Wife, football (I think?), and about a million other great shows. So, obviously, the ratings were WAY down. Sunday’s season premiere (?) garnered 2.56 million viewers, down 500,000 from last June’s KUWTK season premiere. Apparently, people complained that the premiere was a major downer, because it focused on Kris and Bruce’s separation and Khloe and Lamar’s marriage dramz. The problem really seems to be that the Kardashians don’t seem to understand that they are gossip filler – they are what we discuss when the “real celebrities” aren’t doing anything interesting. They are the free basket of bread that comes with the real gossip meal.

Before Kim and Kanye returned to LA, they were in Paris, hanging out with all of the fashion people and magazine people. It doesn’t look like Kim got a meeting with Anna Wintour, who was in town for Fashion Week, but Kim did spend some time with Franca Sozzani, the editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia. Kim was working that meeting too, posting photos of Franca on her Instagram, and actively engaging speculation that she’ll be getting a Vogue Italia cover. You know what? The more Anna Wintour denies all things Kardashian, the more I refuse to understand why Victoria Beckham can’t have a Vogue cover. Posh > Kim.

Kim also posted this photo of her two “guys” – Kanye and Riccardo Tisci. I do think their friendship is cute, but I also think Riccardo has some passive-aggressive feelings towards Kim.

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  1. Helvetica says:

    She always looks so cheap

    • FLORC says:

      Judging from no personal feelings I like the outfit.

      Hair out of the face and the colors look good and comfy.

    • G says:

      No it’s cheap. She even cut the bottom of her jeans herself. Just tacky.

      • heatheradair says:

        Yeah, wasn’t it just yesterday that we read she has a tailor on retainer for 3k a day to “fix” her jeans at a moment’s notice? if that’s the case, why is she doing the Short Girl Home Remedy with the kitchen scissors? I mean, I do that, but I’m not the one with a professional on hand to make sure my pants fit……….?

    • Kate says:

      ratings down???? time for another tape

    • GoodNamesAllTaken says:

      Always. And why is she wearing heels with an outfit suitable for cleaning out your garage?

  2. Ladyray says:

    I see Kanye is always “smizing” lately. Go on boo.

  3. eliza says:

    The ratings may be plummeting but it’s too little too late since this is the final season of that show from the devil Ryan Seacrust.

    • swack says:

      Actually I think they have at least one more. They are suppose to go through season 11. I could be wrong. Also, I think on TMZ, Ryan is looking for the next reality “star”.

    • idk says:

      Their contracts end at season 9 or 10, I’m not sure. But if the ratings were high enough, their contracts would be renewed. I’m sure the Kardashians are desperate to renew their contracts as they really have nothing else going on. This is why they are probably scrambling for major pr right now.

    • yolo112 says:

      Yep….they can fake everything…except good rating… it’s nice to see krappy rating and the numbers keep droppin. But what’s even worse is that E! is already lining up the next bahgillion air, do nothing, wanna be celeb-u-tards with the new “rich kids of Beverly Hills” or wth ever it’s called. The commercials I’ve seen look like the next KK and Paris. Makes me sad that E! pumps out so much krap and gets away with it. I’m honestly not sure what’s worse; the people that actually watch this junk or the people living those “I’m rich, bitch, lives”…

      • idk says:

        If the E Network doesn’t renew their contracts, I bet the Kardashians will try to get another network to do a reality show on them. I can see Kendall and Kylie getting their own show (this would make Kim fume with jealousy !).

      • FLORC says:

        This has been a long time coming. E! sent out a survey on KUWTK. Asking things about the show and how people felt with different plots. It’s basically asking if they are worth keeping if minor changes are made to the shows. And those only seem to come out when shows are in danger of being cancelled.

        I doubt Kendall would agree to it and it would be all Kylie if they did do that.

      • Dommy Dearest says:

        I haven’t watched E! in about five years and I swear my intelligence has restored itself to what it was prior to that god awful channel infiltrating it!

      • here's Wilson says:

        rich kids is by far worse the kuwtk… if you can believe it, and will never go as far as kk and co

        and I don’t watch these shows regularly! just flipped thru :p

      • yolo112 says:

        lmao@Dommy Dearest… yeah, it’s pretty bad…all of it. I will occasionally keep E! on the the background when there’s a big red carpet event goin on just to see what people are wearing. Other than that, it’s pure accident that I happen to stop changing the channel and landed on E…I think that’s how I saw the promo for the new show… although I do still watch the Soup… I love me some Joel McHale…

        @FLORC …how the heck did you get a survey about the show!? Crazy…and how did you not rip the show to shreds??

      • idk says:

        @FLORC

        Don’t sleep on Kendall, she would be pressured into doing a spin off by her mother. I mean Kendall didn’t mind letting E cameras film her 18th bday at that amusement park (which will be featured on an upcoming episode of their show).

    • zana says:

      I have never watched an episode. I have seen different clips where these famewhores get invited in late night shows. I am amazed to see how people can watch these? I just cannot believe that there are still 2.5 million idiots in the US who watch this family despite the fact that we all know by now that there is nothing real in them and they are greedy, selfish and manipulative human beings. Media should stop writing about them so they go away soon.

      • jwoolman says:

        Zana- a lot of people watch such shows just to laugh at them. Makes people feel good to see that however dysfunctional their own families may be, these tv families are much worse! I wouldn’t count on too many viewers taking them seriously or wanting to be like them. Maybe some young and/or especially gullible ones. But people aren’t really that stupid. If the numbers are going down, that means they’re losing their entertainment value, maybe they’re just too over the top or overexposed or too unlikeable. Or maybe the storylines have become too uncomfortable. Just cries out for a sociological study…

  4. Eleonor says:

    Looking at Yeezus and Riccardo photo all I can think is “Blue steel” !

    • Nicolette says:

      All I could think was that it’s the only time I’ve seen a hint of a smile from Kanye. When he’s with her he looks miserable and pissed all the time.

    • janie says:

      Take a real good look at the stroller… There’s no baby there. What baby @ 8mo never moves? Where’s the diaper bag or baby items? If she were a newborn, that would be normal movement. She is sitting up & probably crawling. Kanye could care less about anything to with Kim.

    • Gefeylich says:

      Yeah, and “true love.”

  5. Kali says:

    Probably best for her to aim for something like Vogue Italia. Nuclear Wintour would become warm and cuddly before she would ever let Kim K on the cover.

    • Vogue Italy’s covers are shot by Steven Meisel. I can’t see Kim happening. Vogue Italy rarely does celebs, it’s always models. I think she should try Vogue Thailand or Vogue Taiwan. Vogue Thailand is the newest title. And Vogue Taiwan does the most budget covers, with Chinese and Taiwanese celebs in high end clothing, so other than race (and an actual talent), she’d be a perfect fit.

    • Carolyn says:

      There’s no way that a Kartrashian will be on any Vogue cover. Magazine readerships are on shaky ground anyway…no editor will risk a reader/subscriber revolt if one of these people are put on their cover.

      Maintain the rage. Everyone boycott anything that contributes to the Kardashian $$. They’ve had their day in the sun. It’s someone else’s turn now.

  6. Aims says:

    Having had small kids who are now in high school. Nothing would had pissed me off more if I was struggling with the babies and my husband was just standing there looking like a dumbass. That would piss me off.

    • Mojoman says:

      Aims, I totally agree. I remember one time when my kids were 3 and 5 months old, we were at our first social gathering with the kids and there was hubby, busy socializing with beer in his hand while I struggled with a crying baby and a toddler. I ‘straighten’ him out alright! Kanye is “Lady-of perpetual-dumbass” cause he is a total diva. Not Kim nor Nori are important to him. No wonder kim has that fembot, dead on the inside face all the time.

    • Amanduh says:

      Totally agree!! “Get your head out of your @ss and help!!”
      Did anyone happen upon the interview Kanye gave? Interview magazine with Steve McQueen. He was asked something like how he likes being a Dad and his answer was to the effect of, “Ask me in a couple of years…I don’t have an opinion right now.” I thought that was the strangest answer I’ve ever heard any new parent say. No joy or emotion or gushing? Really?!
      http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/kanye-west/#_

  7. Sayrah says:

    Well they had a good run of being famous for nothing. I’m assuming their appearance fees will plummet as well. It’s about time the public started to wise up.

  8. Tx says:

    I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: whyyyy does Kanye look so miserable whenever he’s around Kim?! It’s so strange to me.

    • claire says:

      RIght?! The only time I see him with big smiles is when he’s in Europe with his friends, or when he’s with his Jay-Z or someone like that. Never with her!

    • FLORC says:

      He’s always looked miserable. It’s not Kim. Sorry to rain on the hate parade, but it’s true. Also, he’s almost always caught by paps and he generally rains hate on them in a violent manner, so yea. He looks like a grump in all those shot of him and Kim on the streets. It’s the paps that are the deciding factor on his mood.
      Lately he’s been smiling a lot more around Kim and Little Nori. Outside of smiles he does a lot of “blue steel” as another poster noted.

      • Josephine says:

        Then he shouldn’t have set down with a baby mama who always calls the paps. Like they regularly stalk a furniture store. She’s a well known pap-caller, and he knows it. I just think it’s part of his little act to be above everyone else by looking like a sour puss. If he ever manages to mature, he’ll realize what a waste of time his sour effort is.

    • idk says:

      You’d think he’d at least smile around his own daughter. Doesn’t Kanye ever question how the paps know where they are all the time? I mean hasn’t someone told him that KIM is the one who calls the paps? Do they always need to shop right in the heart of pap city? Really? How much shopping can two people do? I bet little Nori would love to go to a PARK instead of designer stores for a change.

  9. TheCountess says:

    “Kris” was also officially canceled last week too. *pops the Champagne*

    • FLORC says:

      Wow! I thought that was cancelled ages ago. Better late than never. That woman is evil incarnate.

    • littlestar says:

      Woot woot! There is justice in this world after all!

    • idk says:

      The family will lie and say “the divorce from Bruce has caused Kris mental anguish, she has decided to quit her talk show”. This family can never admit to failure.

  10. Jaana says:

    What is with her and that stroller? Why cant she just hold her baby?

    • MollyB says:

      What a weird comment. Many people, you may have noticed, use a stroller to transport a baby to place to place while shopping/running errands, etc. Not to mention, it probably feels safer to her given the pushing swarm of paps that follow her, flashing camera bulbs at her face. There’s a wealth of material to criticize KK about but using a stroller while out and about . . . ? That’s reaching.

      • gogoGorilla says:

        Plus, with the ridiculous shoes, the kid is definitely safer in the stroller. I also think she wants to keep her face mostly out of the media. Which is admirable. (Ok, now I want to throw up for saying something that almost seems like a Kimmode defense!)

      • FLORC says:

        I can see more criticism and it being more justified if she was holding Nori.
        Sun exposure, parading baby out for a pap stroll, etc… Ultimately, she’s safer for many reasons in the stroller.

      • Josephine says:

        Yeah, except she is literally walking 5 feet from the curb to the store. Personally, I hated strollers and used a sling all the time. I liked interacting with my children and it felt safer to have them close. It also gives them a view of the world, something she never does. She frequently uses the stroller to walk from a door to the curb. It’s not like she ever takes the kid for a walk.

        I think the stroller is part of their story that their kid is so much more important than any other child, and needs to be covered lest she be seen by the masses and exposed to the paps that Kim calls. Hugely famous people manage to carry their kids — this is just a stupid gimmick by Kim.

      • jwoolman says:

        I can understand regular folk using a stroller for errands, but Kim has 24/7 nannies at home. She doesn’t need to bring the kid along when running errands, er, shopping for clothes (she has people to run her errands). If she’s not going to let the baby see the world, she can just leave her with a nanny. That’s why the stroller seems so strange.

    • Dommy Dearest says:

      That baby is safer in the stroller than in the arms of Kim or Kanye.

  11. Lauren says:

    Does anybody else wonder if that covered stroller is always empty? I know they cover it to keep out the photographers, but my cynical side feels like it’s probably empty. The baby is at home with a nanny. Whenever Kim gets blasted for not spending time with North, she pops up somewhere with a covered stroller.

    • Zigggy says:

      Ha! Totally.

    • blue marie says:

      I was just thinking that myself, well and that she should wear tennis shoes every once in a while.

    • JudyK says:

      That stroller is EMPTY. It’s warm there (no need for a blanket) and no 7-month-old baby lies motionless and perfectly quiet with a white blanket over her head.

      • AG-UK says:

        Why do people need those big a…s strollers? I searched high/low for a small compact one and she seems she can’t even get it down the curb. Maybe if she didn’t have on those heels.

    • Nicolette says:

      OMG I was just thinking the same exact thing, but hesitated to say it. I also kinda laughed at how she has her hair. She’s trying to look like a mom on the go who just put it up quick to run out the door, you know like us mom’s who don’t have an entourage do. Not working. Fake, fake, fake. I want the word ‘reality’ to not be associated with this woman anymore, there’s nothing real about her.

    • FLORC says:

      Baby was seen with them being put into the stroller. That’s reaching.

    • Aubree says:

      YES! Thank you for saying this!!

  12. pk says:

    They get home from France and first thing they do is drag Nori out shopping if she is even in that stroller.

  13. Skins says:

    Man, she looks fat

  14. Leah says:

    Her body is so strange. The massive implants in breast and ass looks bizarre.

  15. liyou says:

    i cant believe she has no fashion sense when she goes around trying to hang out with lots of fashion people! I would have thought some sense of style would have rubbed off on her

  16. Eliz says:

    Why is that baby always covered with a towel. First it’s warm in L.A. and second she posts pics of the baby on social media ppl know what she looks like. It doesn’t make any sense.

  17. MaryBeth says:

    She looks so stupid with that casual outfit on with heels always trying to look ‘chic’…. I wish she’d just wear flats or flip flops. But heaven forbid! Meh.

  18. Neffie says:

    Is this the final season?i thought they had renewed a contract that would end 2015.

  19. Dizzle says:

    Her nose looks like it’s made of clay or something.

  20. Dawn says:

    Wow Kanye West is sure a girly man as he always leaves the heavy lifting to Kimmode. Other than that all I can say is my 2014 resolution is to let any all people who promote a Kardashian know that they have lowered their standards by doing so. If Anna Wintour lowers her standards that low as to put Kimmode on the cover of any Vogue well she may as well go down to the corner where all the working girls are and pick out a few to put on the cover as well. Last night she was on Kimmel for some reason. I turned it off immediately. And will not turn him back on for some time. Tired of everyone promoting these non-talents as if they are so important which they are not. And fingers crossed their ratings keep dropping.

    • swack says:

      Did she where a white/off white crop top and skirt? DM has an article where she cut a designer dress up to make it a crop top and a skirt. Don’t know how true that is.

    • swack says:

      Thanks Dommy. I did go back and look at it. It was pink. I saw it early this morning and wasn’t paying much attention.

  21. JackieM says:

    After reading a very enlightening blind gossip article on Blindgosssip.com. I think that the only cover Kimmode and Kangaye may be gracing is the cover of a national swinging magazine, and a B-rate one at that. Supposedly her new friendship with Blac Chyna figures in to all this, and the article alludes that she (kim) lets Kangaye has his fun. There were some other names mentioned, such as tyga, ricardo, etc….check it out for yourself.

  22. Mylene - Montreal says:

    You know what .. i’m sure it’s done deal .. She’s going to be on Vogue Cover “whatever” country … But no US

  23. Dani says:

    I just want to take off her heels and club her on the head with them. WHY ARE YOU WEARING GREY SUEDE HEELS WITH JEANS AND A BASIC TOP??? I will never understand why she can’t just wear flats, especially when dealing with a huge ass bulky uncomfortable stroller.

    Also what gets me is that it’s like 70s in LA, how is she not worried that that blanket will suffocate the baby? It’s literally -5 feel out in NYC and my 4 months old freaks the f out when I put the plastic wind breaker over her if we’re out because she sweats. Talk about dangerous. It’s not like we don’t know what her child already looks like.

    • Josephine says:

      In her defense, she looks horrible in flats. She has very short legs, and she looks very squat and bulky when she wears flats. That wouldn’t stop a normal person, but that would stop her.

    • j. says:

      Also in her defense, she may genuinely be more comfortable in heels at this point. It seems like she wears them so consistently, I wouldn’t be that surprised if her achilles tendons ached in lower shoes.

  24. GiGi says:

    You know what’s funny about this pic – that stroller comes with a “paparazzi shield” – so the blanket seems a little over the top… which I suppose is par for the course with these two.

  25. Helvetica says:

    AS IF Anna Wintour would ever put Kim on the cover of VOGUE.

    Kim’s implanted bum is what makes her entire body look so ridiculous/disproportionate.

    Also, her face is morphing into cat lady.

  26. rep says:

    I just noticed that her jeans have been cut off and have no hem.

  27. daisyfly says:

    I totally get it, now. The reason Dumye does nothing to help Dim with the stroller and carrier is because he knows it’s a sham; there is no baby in that thing. If she wants to pretend that IgNori is in there to get attention, she’s going to have to also pretend he’s not even there.

  28. FingerBinger says:

    Other than North, I never see Kanye as relaxed as when he’s with Riccardo Tisci and Jay Z

  29. GeeMoney says:

    Isn’t Ricardo Kanye’s secret boyfriend? It would make sense that there maybe a little tension between him and Kim… lol.

    And thank Jesus… ratings are down, so that means we are one step closer to being rid of the Kardashians for good (I do like Khloe, though)!

    • Nicolette says:

      There’s been a lot of talk about him and Ricardo. It would explain why Kanye looks happy only when he’s with him. As for their ratings, one can only hope the end of the Kardashian era is near. *fingers crossed*.

  30. bondbabe says:

    Camel-toe/camel-face

  31. Annie says:

    What is with the constant stream of henley tees? Skinny jeans, henley tees and heels seems to be her go-to outfit lately.

  32. HH says:

    Do I spy Kanye wearing a “WWJD” bracelet? *Side eye*

    • idk says:

      Haha yes that is ! But shouldn’t it read “WWYD”?

      The people who act the most religious are always the biggest hypocrites. The Kardashians also say they are a God fearing, church going bunch.

      • HH says:

        “WWYD” hahaha!

        I don’t feel you need to be a saint to go to church, but some of things they do just scream hypocrite.

      • idk says:

        No you don’t need to be a saint to go to church, but did you know Kris Jenner owns her own church ???

  33. Aysla says:

    Nah, Tisci is just a bad designer… or else that would mean he hates everyone he dresses.

  34. Gistine says:

    What’s that thing she’s pushing and what’s in it? I heard she had a baby, but I bet this is just a stunt buggy. Usually people who have babies spend time with them. Classless. Selfish, self-absorbed, fashion terrorist slag famous for getting effed on tape. Gross ass people. SO glad their stupid crap show is tanking. Couldn’t happen to better people.

  35. TherapyCranes says:

    I actually thought her body and outfit looked really good. It’s low key for her and its just jeans and a shirt. I wear heels with skinny jeans when I go out with my husband sometimes. I don’t see the issue.

    • anon33 says:

      ITA. I dress like that all the time when going out after work or for drinks on a Friday night.

      For years, people were trashing her bc she never wore casual clothes like jeans and tops. “She would just look so good with some fitted jeans and a nice top.”

      Now, she is, and people are still trashing her.

  36. Meggin says:

    Ugh. Who actually watches KUWTK anymore?? I never watched it in the first place but now more than ever the show is just done.

  37. Aubree says:

    Does anyone else think it’s strange that her daughter, who is 7-8 (?) months old is under that blanket? Wouldn’t a baby that age be bustling under that thing? I call bullshit- empty stroller.

    • idk says:

      The paps were there the whole time, until they drove away. Why are there no pics of Kim picking the baby up and putting her into her car seat? Or does the stroller turn into a car seat?

      • swack says:

        Many strollers are made to hold a car seat sometimes as the seat of the stroller. It’s like a base you put in the car for a car seat. It snaps in place on the stroller.

    • jwoolman says:

      I don’t understand the blanketed stroller either. I could see carrying a blanket to put over her to protect against camera flashes or to avoid her getting bothered by a pap rush. But why take a child out unless you’re going to let her watch the world go by? Why not just carry her in a parent’s arms? Isn’t that normal with babies her age? Of course, it might just be empty for show. Kim doesn’t seem to be interacting at all with the alleged contents.

  38. idk says:

    Anyone noticed in the interview she wouldn’t answer why she lives with her mother? I mean her and Kanye have plenty of money, they can rent a place. I think it’s because she likes all the “help” and being able to hand her child to one of her siblings or mother while she goes out shopping or pap strolling. It’s just easier for her. The reality shock will come when she moves into her own home.

    • Kim1 says:

      They could rent a place and she still could leave the baby with nannies to go shopping or drop the baby off @ Kris’ house,.Does the whole family live in one house? I dont watch the show

      • idk says:

        Yeah but with nannies you have to get them to sign confidentiality agreements so they don’t rat things out to the media. Yes, they all live in one big house, except Kourtney, Khloe, and Rob…and now Bruce.

  39. j. says:

    “They are the free basket of bread that comes with the real gossip meal.” This made me lol, in addition to being accurate as all get-out.

  40. GirlyGirl says:

    “They are the free basket of bread that comes with the real gossip meal.”

    Kaiser seriously, this is one of your best lines EVER. I spat tea on my keyboard

    Bravo.