Kim Kardashian West Channels Cher In Mariano Vivanco Images For Harper's Bazaar Arabia

Top talent Kim Kardashian West channels Cher, styled by Simon Robins in 'Love & Understanding'. Mariano Vivanco is behind the lens for Harper's Bazaar Arabia September 2017./ Hair by Chris Appleton; makeup by Mario Dedivanovic

Cher responded did a big thumbs up as Kim K wore a beaded dress with fringe straight out of Studio 54. Then ever-calm Kardashian said that while she channeled Cher for the magazine, she strives to be herself. 

“At the end of the day I still have to be me,” she told Vogue Arabia. “If doing sexy shoots makes me feel confident, then I’m okay with it. That might not be appropriate for some people, and there’s a time and a place. There’s certain things I’ll show my kids and certain things I won’t show my kids. But generally I am okay with it. In moderation.”

The sensual mega-star also cheers on other moms to do what makes them feel good and that includes being sexy.

“More power to the moms that look really good, work really hard, do what they can so that they still feel sexy, still feel good about themselves,” she said. “I don’t think for a second that because you become a mom you can’t be sexy any more.”

Nonplussed by the absurd outrage over her Interview Magazine shoot in which she channeled Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis -- because it hadn't occurred yet -- Kim didn't hold back when asked about the Trump presidency. "Anyone can run the US better," she said. "My daughter would be better."

"We’ve worked so hard to get to where we were and to have so many things that we were so proud of in our country, to just literally revert backwards is the most frustrating thing," she added. "Every single day when you can’t really believe what’s going on, the next day it’s something else even more crazy and tragic. It's really scary, the world that we’re living in now. And when you did feel safe at home, now with Trump in presidency you just don’t feel safe anymore."

Criticized for not being more political vocally, Kardashian said she walks a very narrow line. After reading the response to her Interview Magazine photoshoot, I can see why she prefers to keep her mouth shut. Mind you, I'm not a KK fan per se, but I do find people's incessant judgement of her to be quite hypocritical. The LA resident was even accused of wearing blackface in a series of ads for her new KKW Beauty makeup line.  The raving Twitter masses have no mercy -- although they do have an incredible amount of loose time on their hands. ~ Anne