Kim Kardashian West's Kimono shapewear touches nerve in Japan
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Twitter users accuse reality star of cultural appropriation with new underwear line
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Kim Kardashian West Shares the First Look at Her New Shapewear Line Called Kimono
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Two sisters launch Kimeze, a luxury eyewear brand specifically designed for Afro facial features
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Keeping Up With the Kardashians gave America its real first family, Reality TV
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Kim Kardashian defends the name of her Kimono shapewear line
킴 카다시안, 속옷 '키모노(Kimono)' 컬렉션 출시에 반격 - Lounge - NYCultureBeat
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Asian women and the kimono have long been sexualized in western culture, Akemi Johnson
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Keeping Up With the Kardashians gave America its real first family, Reality TV
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Kim Kardashian Turned An Old Japanese Samurai House Into A Guest House At Her California Mansion
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Kim Kardashian West faces backlash over Kimono shapewear
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Kim Kardashian: New 'Kimono' shapewear sparks cultural appropriation backlash
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Kim Kardashian's Kimono shapewear sparks backlash in Japan - The Washington Post
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Kim Kardashian is Trying to Trademark Kimono
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Kim Kardashian's New Shapewear Range 'Kimono' Sparks Backlash