- Kim Kardashian told North West the story of her conception in 2012.
- Kardashian wore a blue Balmain gown on the night she and Ye conceived North.
- Kardashian told the story on being styled by Balmain creative director Olivier Rousteing.
In the season two finale of “The Kardashians,” Kim Kardashian recalled the day she and then-husband Yeh conceived their first child, North West, thanks to a custom dress designed by Balmain creative director Olivier Rousteing was given to
In the episode, Kardashian traveled to Paris with her eldest daughter, North West, for Paris Fashion Week, where Kardashian was walking for Balenciaga. The pair also attended the Jean Paul Gaultier Couture Fall/Winter fashion show and were styled by Rousteing for the appearance.
While she was with North, Rousting and her mother Kris Jenner, Kardashian shared an intimate anecdote involving Rousting and an iconic Balmain gown he designed for her.
“Northie, I’ve known Olivier since you were a kid, and he gave daddy this blue dress that daddy wanted for me,” Kardashian told North between french fries and sips of Coca-Cola. “It was my birthday, the year before you were born, and I wore that dress, and I got pregnant and you got pregnant the night I wore that dress.”
“So, the reason why Olivier is on this planet may have something to do with it,” she continued.
Kim Kardashian in a Balmain gown at the Angel Ball in 2012.
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Kardashian wore the dress to the Angel Ball on October 22, 2012, which comes nearly eight months before North West’s birthday, June 15, 2013.
Rousteing previously talked about the latter concept of the dress and answered in a Q&A video for Kardashian’s app in 2016, which is no longer available. According to Refinery29, however, Rousting said in the video that the first dress she made for Kardashian was a “long, electric-blue dress” that Kardashian’s then-husband Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, had designed for her. Had requested. Rousteing further stated that “the most surprising thing” about the garment was that Kardashian wore it the night North was conceived.
“I don’t know if I can say, maybe it’s a secret, but I know Kanye told me,” Rousteing said in the video. “So I just wanted to share with you guys.”