Kim Kardashian Almost Has a Breakdown When She 'Can't Breathe' in Her 2024 Met Gala Dress

Mar. 15, 2025

Kim Kardashian at the 2024 Met Gala.Photo:ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty

ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty

Kim Kardashianisn’t afraid to be uncomfortable for the sake of style, but even she has her limits.

Her unique take on the night’s “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" theme left some people wondering how she could breathe in the extreme waist-cinching ensemble. In the episode, it’s revealed that the answer to that question was: She almost couldn’t.

Kim Kardashian at the 2024 Met Gala.Cindy Ord/MG24/Getty

Cindy Ord/MG24/Getty

Early in the episode, Kim appears to be in good spirits as she gets ready for the evening with hairstylistChris Appletonand designer John Galliano.

“I’m not as uncomfortable as I might look,” she says. “It’s definitely a performance piece. I mean, God bless theBridgertoncastthat has to dress like this every single day. That would be so difficult.”

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However, things take a turn after the event when Kim begins to panic while standing up inside a limo when her friendLaLa Anthonycan’t help her out of the dress. At one point, she says she feels like she is “literally going to throw up.”

“I am claustrophobic. I’ve never felt this way before, where I feel like I can’t breathe,” she recalls in a confessional.

She continues, “It’s like I can handle it for so long, but I have to pee, I can’t breathe, I can’t get this off, so… I was like I’m going to die if you don’t get this off of me right now.”

“I’ve never been more uncomfortable," Kim says in the limo, adding that she feels like she “can’t breathe.”

Kim Kardashian at the 2024 Met Gala.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

“That’s just who I am,” Kardashian adds. “If you look good, it’s all worth it.”

source: people.com