Notably, Kim Kardashian opted not to attend the Met Gala after-parties due to online concerns regarding her small waist size.

‘How many ribs did she get removed?’ one fan inquired online about the 43-year-old reality star’s extremely tiny waist, which caused her to miss the festivities.

Then, as Kim got ready for the biggest night in fashion, Vogue released a video of her having trouble breathing.

Kim took deep, deliberate breaths at the start of the video when the director asked her, “How’s the breathing going?”

It’s a kind of art. But I understand,’ Kim answered.

However, Kim’s attire was ultimately not the reason she was unable to attend the after-parties; rather, the reality star was unable to join in the late-night festivities since she has never really considered partying to be her “thing.”

Kim Kardashian did not attend the Met Gala after-parties since she has never really been into partying.

Following the fashion show, Kim immediately left for Europe because she had a speaking engagement at the 2024 OMR Festival in Hamburg, Germany on May 7 and 8.

Kim, who most recently made an appearance at Tom Brady’s roast, said, “I went from there to the plane,” at the event, according to People. “I slept on the plane, and now I’m here.”

It was really nice to not go to all the after parties, she continued, adding that partying wasn’t really her thing. Since I don’t usually go out, this was the ideal justification for me to come here, which I really wanted to do.

Kim showed that she truly can do it all when she arrived in Hamburg on Tuesday at 3 p.m., having left the red carpet at approximately 7 p.m. New York time on Monday.

Her two appearances are only 13 hours apart because Germany is six hours ahead of New York. From New York to Hamburg, the journey takes about nine hours.

The reality TV personality dazzled on the red carpet, flaunting her incredibly trim waist in the silver Maison Margiela by John Galliano outfit.

However, she declined to go to any rowdy afterparties in New York City and instead boarded her private aircraft directly to take a redeye flight to Europe.

She still looked immaculate as she arrived at the airport in Hamburg to her adoring fans and even took time to sign autographs after the long flight.

Kim’s Met Gala ensemble sparked fierce concern from social media users – with one person predicting that she’d ‘be in the hospital by the end of the night,’ and another asking, ‘How many ribs did she get removed?’

Others fed into the rib removal theory as one said: ‘Did she have a rib removed? Good Lordt.’

The reality star wowed on the red carpet where she showed off her impossibly slim waist in the silver custom Maison Margiela by John Galliano number

Kim was scheduled to speak at the 2024 OMR Festival in Hamburg, Germany on May 7 and 8th

Another made referenced to the body transformations the SKIMS founder has undergone for previous Met Galas.

They wrote: ‘Kim Kardashian does it again, I wonder how she breathes with that #MetGala’

They seemed to be referencing one of Kim’s most iconic looks at the gala when she looked impossibly skinny to wear Marilyn Monroe’s classic dress in 2022.

Kim was seen struggling to breathe in her 2024 Met Gala look in video capturing her preparations for the soiree by Vogue.

‘I went from there to the plane,’ she said at the festival, according to People . ‘Slept on the plane and here I am’

The video began with Kim taking long, slow exhales as she is asked by the director, ‘How’s the breathing going?’

‘It’s an art form. But I got it,’ Kim replied.

Kim previously revealed she undertook corset breathing lessons to fit into a corseted dress by Thierry Mugler for the 2019 Met Gala.

She gushed: ‘I learned so much about couture from this genius man [Thierry Mugler], it was beyond couture, it was art! 7 months in the making and fittings in Montreal, Paris and LA.

Kim Kardashian shares BTS from 2024 Met Gala photoshoot

The reality star’s waist appeared especially tiny in new video she uploaded to her Instagram Stories on Tuesday

The arty video depicted Kim posing up a storm in her metallic outfit

She followed it up with a behind-the-scenes glimpse of her shoot

‘Corset breathing lessons from none other than Mr. Pearl. It was worth it all!!!’

Although Kim has not confirmed if she underwent a corset breathing refresher lesson, Mr Corset has previously worked with John Galliano, who designed her Met Gala outfit this year.

Kim’s waist looked even tinier in a video she uploaded Tuesday of her Met Gala look.

The post included an artistic video of her posing in the ensemble followed by a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the shoot.