It may be summer, but Kim Kardashian [1] is keeping it icy. On 21 June, the shapewear mogul showed off her fresh blond lob haircut [2] on her way to promote her new skin-care line, SKKN [3], on the "Today" show. She left the Ritz-Carlton in New York wearing Balenciaga pantaleggings [4] with her hair just grazing her shoulders and styled straight with a middle part [5]. Although famous for her long black hair, Kardashian has been rocking the platinum blonde look [6] since the 2022 Met Gala [7], even matching her hair with boyfriend Pete Davidson [8].

Kardashian's hairstylist, Chris Appleton [9], said the reality star's blonde hair was inspired by Marilyn Monroe, whose dress Kardashian wore for the special night [10]. "Marilyn was the idea, but I wanted Kim to look like Kim, not a look-alike of Marilyn," he told POPSUGAR in a press release. "The hair look was simple to highlight the platinum colour with a really simple bun, giving the hair colour and dress the attention."

Though the transformation was initially for the Met Gala theme, Kardashian said in a red carpet interview that the blond is here to stay . . . at least "for a while." Check out more photos below of Kardashian's summer haircut [11] to use as inspiration for your own salon appointment.