The All\u2019s Fair actress<\/a> tapped into her acting skills as she cosplayed a \u201cshipwrecked\u201d fan of high fashion\u2014Alexander McQueen\u2019s Spring\/Summer 2003 collection, to be exact. In the striking evening photos, which Kardashian shared on her Instagram account on Sunday<\/a>, the star could be seen floating face-up in the black water. Shot in Rio de Janeiro<\/a>, the images showed Kardashian wearing a plunging nude bustier dress with a corset underlay that was covered in tattered pieces of chiffon fabric.<\/p>\n Getty Images<\/p>\n Kim Kardashian attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5<\/p>\n The star could be seen emerging from the water with half of her vintage dress soaked, showing off the form-fitting gown\u2019s draping and the diaphanous material of the skirt, which showed off her legs and a matching bodysuit underneath. Wearing her shoulder-length black hair in a pushed-back style and a slicked-back bun, Kardashian kept with the look\u2019s color palette with a barely-there taupe color on her eyelids and cheekbones, and a glossy nude lip.<\/p>\n Getty Images<\/p>\n Kim Kardashian attending the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles<\/p>\n The dress, which was part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art\u2019s exhibition Savage Beauty in 2011, features a special connection to Kardashian. The star memorably wore another rare gown from the collection\u2014an asymmetrical dress known as the \u201cshipwrecked oyster gown\u201d that featured a sheer corset and layers of nude tulle\u2014at the 2020 Oscars after-party. Only two copies of the design were ever made (the other one is on display at the MET).\u00a0<\/p>\n Getty Images<\/p>\n Kim Kardashian is seen on October 28, 2025 in New York City<\/p>\n Kardashian\u2019s nighttime ocean photoshoot is a direct reference to a video that was played before the 2003 runway show. In the clip, a woman wearing the same dress was seen plunging underwater before fighting her way to the top, representing survival and reinvention.\u00a0 Per the Victoria & Albert Museum<\/a>, the \u201cIrere\u201d collection, which translated to \u201ctransformation,\u201d showed the woman’s “metamorphosis from shipwreck survivor to Amazonian princess\u201d in \u201ca tale of redemption and revival.\u201d<\/p>\n Read the original article on InStyle<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Getty](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/b4e6add38724a0d6dbef0204b1dedb70.jpeg\"\/)
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