Kim Kardashian: My daughter North will have to work like I did

The reality TV star tells of saving for shoes as she launches clothing line with her sisters’ help
Dice cast: from left, Kim wears halterneck jumpsuit, £75; Kourtney wears halterneck dress, £70; Khloé wears body, £45, and skirt, £40 all from Kardashian Kollection at Lipsy (Picture: Ellen Von Unwerth; The Kardashian Kollection at Lipsy is available onli
Miranda Bryant23 October 2014
The Weekender

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Kim Kardashian says her daughter North will have to find a job and pay her own way when she is older — just like she did.

The reality TV star, who is married to rapper Kanye West, says despite her family’s wealth she worked at a clothes shop when she was at school.

Kardashian, 34, said she used to save up her wages for treats and would like her daughter to “work for what she wants” too.

In an interview with ES Magazine, to be published in full tomorrow, she said: “I saved up for this Dolce & Gabbana dress I really wanted, or like in high school these Prada shoes that my parents wouldn’t buy me.

Stylish family: Kim with Kanye West and daughter North at Paris Fashion Week last month (Picture: LAURENTVU/SIPA/Rex)

“And I remember they were $400, and I had to save for the entire year to get them ... We didn’t get anything [from her parents], we had to get a job if we wanted it. So I was working in a clothing store and I would save and save.”

She added: “I was saying that earlier to my friends, ‘I wonder what [North’s] first job is gonna be’. And they were like, ‘What? She’s gonna have a job?’ and I was like, ‘Are you kidding me? Of course she is’. She will have to work for what she wants.”

North, who is 16 months old, has already started modelling for Vogue and CR Fashion Book. Last month she was on the front row of Paris Fashion Week with her parents.

Asked what she thought North might do when she is older, Kardashian replied: “I don’t know. She loves fashion. Maybe she’ll be a designer. Who knows? It’s too early to tell.”

Cover girl: Kim Kardashian on the cover of this week's ES Magazine

Kardashian said North also likes her father’s music, which she said she uses to rock her to sleep. She added: “The best is when Kanye’s recording in the home and we’re in Mexico or whatever. And the music will be upstairs and she’ll hear it, and it’s really loud and you’d think it would disturb her, but I just kind of rock her to it, and she’ll just pass out.”

Kardashian, who is launching a clothing line called Kardashian Kollection at Lipsy with her sisters Kourtney and Khloé, said she uses social media for inspiration: “I love looking through people’s Instagrams and seeing what everyone’s wearing.”

The star is renowned for the selfies she posts on the social media site and gave tips on how to take the perfect one. She said the key attributes of a good selfie are lighting, choice of pose, doing several takes, having a mirror and if all else fails, cropping.

Kardashian, who is releasing a 352-page book of her selfies from the past 10 years, said: “Lighting is key. I think a lot of people take a lot of selfies before they actually post one.

“So in the book you’ll definitely see ... like I posted this one selfie of myself in a white bathing suit, after I had the baby ... it was kind of like from the back in the mirror ... and I took about 10 shots to get that one. So I’m going to put all 10 in there.”

Read the full interview in ES Magazine tomorrow and Friday

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