In challenging times, it can be a comfort to remember that some things follow a simple progression. For example, you can trust that when a seed sprouts, it becomes a sapling that grows big and tall, its leaves changing with the seasons of the earth and the seasons of our lives. It grows old or falls to the ground and decays. Real circle-of-life stuff. You can count on that being the way it is for the most part, and that can soothe when there’s so much chaos around.
It’s why I’m absolutely thrilled to announce, or at least repeat, that Kim Kardashian and her beau made their red-carpet debut Thursday night, an essential step in the life cycle of a Hollywood relationship. She wore a design by the late Thierry Mugler for the occasion. They’ve hit all the progressive steps: the meet-cute, the public appearance and/or announcement, the social media couples post, the late-night talk show story—something light and humorous, a small window into their relationship for the adoring fans—and this, the red-carpet debut (sort of).
And you already know who the man on her arm was. He’s the guy from a certain line in her new show’s trailer: “Who are you texting? Does his name rhyme with feet?” He’s been described as this generation’s Warren Beatty, and called himself, at least once, this generation’s Dennis Rodman. Yes, we’re talking about Pete Davidson, folks. They were out there together at a red-carpet event, an international sign of mutual support and solidarity between couples. He’s wearing, for what it’s worth, Midnight Studios by Shane Gonzales.
Now, it was a premiere red carpet for Kardashian’s own Hulu show, The Kardashians, which was certainly exciting and a real moment for them, but it was not an awards show red carpet. It was not a moment where they were out there together, sitting in seats for three to four hours next to each other and among all of their industry peers. And though there are photos of them arriving together, Davidson didn’t actually walk the red carpet with her. “It’s my thing. I don’t think it’s his thing to be all out here with me,” she told E! So it’s kind of like a half step in the grand tradition of famous couples moving through the world together. Let’s see what happens at the next Emmys.
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