When SKIMS acquired SKKN BY KIM in March 2025, Kim Kardashian made a significant change to her beauty business. Rather than continue building SKKN as a separate brand, the plan was to bring beauty into the company she had co-founded in 2019. SKKN closed a few months later. The decision showed how far Kardashian's career had moved beyond launching products around her public image: she was reshaping an established business for its next stage.

Her story began in fashion retail and reality television. It now includes SKIMS, partnerships with international fashion and sportswear brands, a private equity firm, and television production. Each has a different business structure, and Kardashian's role is not the same in every venture.

Kim Kardashian: Profile Snapshot

• Full name: Kimberly Noel Kardashian
• Born: October 21, 1980, Los Angeles, California, United States
• Nationality: American
• Profession: Entrepreneur, television personality, actor and producer
• Breakthrough: Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007)
• Business roles: Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at SKIMS; Co-Founder and Senior Operating Advisor at SKKY Partners
• Known for: SKIMS, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, The Kardashians and All's Fair

Before SKIMS: The Boutiques and the Television Breakthrough

In 2006, Kardashian opened the first DASH fashion boutique with her sisters Kourtney and Khloé. The store in Calabasas, California, came before the television series that would make the family internationally known. Later DASH locations in Miami and New York became part of the family's growing media business.

Keeping Up with the Kardashians premiered on E! in 2007. Over 20 seasons, it gave viewers regular access to the family's working and personal lives, including the development of their businesses. The DASH stores closed in 2018 as the sisters focused on separate projects. The original series ended in 2021, and the family returned to reality television with Hulu's The Kardashians in 2022.

During those years, Kardashian also developed beauty products under her own name. She launched KKW Beauty in 2017, followed by KKW Fragrance. The move into makeup created an early direct relationship between her audience and a product business. SKIMS would take that approach into a larger apparel market.

Building SKIMS Beyond Shapewear

Launched in 2019, SKIMS initially focused on shapewear in a range of sizes and skin tones. It later expanded into underwear, loungewear, clothing and men's essentials. Kardashian is its Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer. Jens Grede, another co-founder, serves as Chief Executive Officer. Kardashian's creative role should not be confused with the CEO position or sole ownership of the company.

In November 2025, SKIMS announced a $225 million funding round that valued the company at $5 billion. That figure was the company's valuation at the time of financing, not Kardashian's personal net worth. By 2026, its retail expansion included a London flagship and an agreement with Reliance Brands to introduce SKIMS to India.

NikeSKIMS: Entering Performance Apparel

Nike and SKIMS announced NikeSKIMS in February 2025 as a joint brand for women's training apparel, footwear and accessories. The first collection launched that September, followed by further products in 2026. It connects Nike's sportswear development with SKIMS' approach to fit and design. NikeSKIMS is a partnership between the two companies, not a separate business founded solely by Kardashian.

New Ways to Reach SKIMS Customers

SKIMS has also developed a wider retail and shopping presence. In September 2026, the company announced a partnership with DoorDash to provide delivery from participating U.S. stores. Separately, SKIMS offers a free app-based rewards program in selected markets, with benefits such as early access to launches and app promotions. Eligibility and benefits vary by country and membership level.

From KKW Beauty to SKKN and the Planned SKIMS Beauty Launch

Beauty has remained part of Kardashian's business career, although the brands have changed. Coty acquired a 20% stake in her beauty business through a deal completed in 2021. After KKW Beauty, Kardashian introduced the skincare brand SKKN BY KIM in 2022. It later expanded into makeup.

In March 2025, Coty announced the sale of its minority interest in SKKN to SKIMS. SKKN BY KIM closed operations in June 2025 as the beauty businesses were brought into the SKIMS structure. The former skincare label should not be presented as an independent active store.

In September 2026, Kardashian said SKIMS Beauty was expected to launch in 2027. Specific products and their availability had not been announced at that time. The planned line represents a future stage of her beauty business, not a current shopping range.

Fashion Relationships: From Balenciaga to Ludovic de Saint Sernin

Kardashian has worked with established fashion houses in roles distinct from her position at SKIMS. For Dolce & Gabbana's Spring 2023 runway collection, unveiled in 2022, she helped select archival designs from the label's history. It was a creative collaboration with the fashion house, not a stake in its ownership.

Balenciaga named Kardashian a brand ambassador in January 2024 after years of appearances in its shows and campaigns. That title describes a promotional relationship with the house rather than an executive position.

A more personal fashion connection became a SKIMS collaboration in October 2026. Kardashian and designer Ludovic de Saint Sernin developed a limited-edition collection after knowing each other for years through the fashion industry. The pieces combined his fitted, lace-up designs with SKIMS' established silhouettes. Unlike a conventional ambassador campaign, this was a product collaboration built around a long-standing creative relationship.

SKKY Partners: Investing in Consumer Businesses

In 2022, Kardashian co-founded SKKY Partners with private equity investor Jay Sammons. The firm invests in consumer-focused businesses. Its portfolio includes TRUFF, known for sauces and condiments, and luxury skincare company 111SKIN.

SKKY identifies Kardashian as Co-Founder and Senior Operating Advisor, while Sammons is Managing Partner and Co-Founder. The distinction matters: SKKY's investments do not mean Kardashian personally founded or owns every company in its portfolio. Her role is connected to consumer brands and cultural understanding, alongside the firm's investment professionals.

Television, Acting and Criminal Justice Work

Kardashian's screen career did not end with the original family reality series. She appeared in American Horror Story in 2023 and starred in the Ryan Murphy legal drama All's Fair, which premiered in 2025. She is also credited as an executive producer of the series. These projects expanded her work from reality television into scripted productions.

Her interest in legal issues also has a public record outside television. In 2018, Kardashian advocated for Alice Marie Johnson, whose federal prison sentence was commuted that year. She later studied through California's law office apprenticeship route and completed the required training in 2025. Completing the program did not make her a licensed lawyer; she subsequently said she had not passed the California bar examination.

Kim Kardashian on Famousi

For anyone following Kardashian's career, the next developments are spread across several places: new SKIMS collections, NikeSKIMS products, the planned SKIMS Beauty line, SKKY's investments and her television projects. Famousi follows those stories through the people, brands and professional collaborations behind them.

Readers can also use Famousi to look for relevant public offers and creator codes Kardashian may share with her audience, when their source and terms can be confirmed. An offer from SKIMS itself is not automatically a personal code from Kardashian. Her changing business and creative work remains the main story, with shopping opportunities included when they provide real value to followers.

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