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Kim Kardashian channels Elizabeth Taylor at Academy Museum Gala

The Skims founder paired the look with a vintage Balenciaga outfit and diamond jewelry, according to the New York Post; the hair got team coverage anyway.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorKim Kardashian wore her hair like Elizabeth Taylor's on the Academy Museum Gala red carpet, the New York Post reports.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd we have team coverage, Hank.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe hair desk, the vintage desk and the diamonds desk are all standing by, and the hair desk is me.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Skims founder switched her hair to one seen on the late Cleopatra star. That is the whole report.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorVintage Balenciaga, iced out with diamond jewelry, and a hairstyle returning from Cleopatra. I need a minute, Hank.

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorStepping back from where?

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFrom Cleopatra, Hank. Keep up. The hair has a past, and it brought it to a gala.

  8. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the hair was worn by Elizabeth Taylor, then worn by Kim Kardashian, and we're covering the second one.

  9. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's a tribute, and the diamonds are the exclamation point. Now to our live map.

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLet me guess. It shows a red carpet. It was already red.

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