Kylie Jenner Is the Coolest Cat Mom Ever in a Strapless 2010s Gucci Bodysuit
The new cat mom swaps her itty-bitty bikinis for a cut-out swimsuit
Reported by Harper's Bazaar.
Kylie Jenner just proved that introducing a new pet to your grid doesn't mean ditching the fashion flex. The Kylie Cosmetics founder posted a carousel featuring her recently adopted Scottish Fold kitten mid-makeup application, lounging poolside while she worked through her lip liner collection. The real headline, though? She did it all in a strapless Gucci bodysuit from 2010—the kind of throwback piece that makes you wonder why we're not raiding vintage archives more often.
The suit itself is a masterclass in early-aughts futurism. Designed by Frida Giannini for Gucci's Spring 2010 runway, the gray number came out of a collection that felt like someone's vision of what the 2010s would actually look like. Strapless, cut-out, open-backed—it's the kind of piece that seems impractical until you see it doing exactly what you want it to do. Sharp silver hardware and intricate knotting created a slashed effect across the body, giving the swimsuit an edge that felt deliberate, not accidental. For a shoot with a kitten (claws and all, as anyone who's cohabitated with a cat knows), the vulnerability of the design felt almost on-brand.
The Details That Mattered
Jenner's caption—"Me + my lip liner + and my kitty"—was casual enough, but her followers weren't letting the beauty moment slide. The second people clocked the lip work, the questions started rolling in. She'd used her own Chill Brown shade, a choice that tied the whole look together without screaming "this was planned." Her hair fell in long, loose waves down to her waist, giving the poolside glam an effortlessly lived-in quality that contrasted nicely with the precision of her makeup. It's the kind of balance that separates "I'm trying" from "I woke up like this"—even when you obviously didn't.
What makes this moment worth attention isn't just that a celebrity wore a vintage Gucci piece. It's that she wore it the way you're supposed to: like it was made for her, not for the approval of the internet. The kitten helped, sure. But the real move was treating a 14-year-old bodysuit like it had more life in it than most pieces hanging in your closet right now.
Sometimes the coolest thing a person can wear is whatever makes them feel like themselves—even if it happens to be designer.
Read the original at Harper's Bazaar.
