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Blue Ivy Carter gets into a $20K art bidding war with Tyler Perry

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9 years ago

March 19, 2018

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It’s no surprise that Blue Ivy has expensive taste.

On Saturday, Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s daughter showed she’s a true fan of fine art (or just teasing her parents) by throwing her paddle into a bidding war, and offering $17,000 on a painting of Sidney Poitier. It was all part of the Wearable Art Gala in Los Angeles, organized by Blue’s grandparents, Tina Knowles and husband Richard Lawson.

“Y’all made me come from behind the podium, because Blue was out there bidding,” said Star Jones, who served as the event’s auctioneer.

Blue Ivy & Beyoncé arriving at the #WearableArtGala tonight ? pic.twitter.com/WDVxZO8YFP

— Blue Ivy Source (@blueivysource) March 18, 2018

After Blue made the initial bid, Tyler Perry countered with $18K for the Poitier piece.

Blue came back with $19K, as Jay-Z jokingly tried to take her arm down.

Finally, the art was sold to Perry for a cool $20K.

The exchange was caught in a video shared by @alrhemist.

Lool… Blue Ivy is about to buy all the Artworks at the auction. She must have been listening to JayZ's tracks about Basquiat and investing in Art. pic.twitter.com/Nd0pFrA16z

— R. (@alrhemist) March 18, 2018

However, Vanity Fair reports that Blue, in a gold wig that matched her mother’s outfit, didn’t stop her bidding there. She won a different item at the auction: a $10K art piece made of deconstructed law and medical books.

Other highlights of the fund-raising event included humanitarian awards given to Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s mother, Gloria Carter.

The gala benefits the WACO (Where Art Can Occur) Theater Center, which provides teen mentorship programs and a place for expression through theater and art.

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Kylie Jenner Launches Khy “After Dark,” a 16-Piece Winter Collection Inspired by L.A. Nights

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1 week ago

October 27, 2026

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A woman with dark hair pulled back, wearing a black fur coat, stands at night with blurred city lights behind her.

Kylie Jenner’s fashion label Khy has its winter moment. The brand launched “Khy After Dark,” a 16-piece eveningwear collection, worldwide on Tuesday (October 27), sold exclusively through the brand’s own web store at khy.com.

The capsule is built for the hours after sunset. Khy describes the drop as inspired by Los Angeles after hours — “a love letter to L.A. nights” — and Jenner echoed the theme in her launch post: “LA nights have always been such a big part of my inspiration and i loved bringing that feeling into this collection.” The lineup leans into moody, after-dark glamour: sculpted tailoring, plush faux fur, layered knitwear, oversized bombers and animal-print accents across coats, dresses, cardigans and tops. The standout piece is the floor-sweeping Marmont Sculpted Coat. The campaign, photographed by Quentin de Briey in the Los Angeles hills, puts Jenner herself in the collection’s statement outerwear against the city lights.

After Dark also underlines how Khy does business. Rather than running on traditional celebrity endorsements, the label operates through designer collaborations, partnering with creative founders and peer brands — including footwear label Gia Borghini and Francesca Aiello’s Frankies Bikinis — to merge their aesthetics with Jenner’s vision. The winter drop keeps up a rapid release cadence: earlier this year Khy expanded into warm-weather staples with the silk-and-jersey “Dear Summer, Love Khy” line, then returned to swim with Frankies Bikinis on their second collaborative capsule, “Fever Dream.”

The timing is deliberate. The launch caps a headline week for Jenner, who made her runway debut at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on October 18 wearing the $50 million Jacob & Co. diamond Fantasy Bra — and now channels that fashion spotlight straight into her own label. Khy After Dark is available now at khy.com.