The reason Kim Kardashian wore Janet Jackson’s iconic ‘If’ outfit to see Janet in concert

Like a moth to the flame, burned by attire…

Kim Kardashian is putting a recent sartorial snatch to good use. The reality star turned mogul turned future lawyer won a piece of pop history at a 2021 auction and she decided to show it off in the most appropriate place possible.

Rocking Janet Jackson’s iconic “If” crop top and bell bottoms, Kardashian — along with sister Khloe and mom Kris Jenner — attended one of the Rock Hall of Famer’s concerts last week in Southern California.

Kardashian posted a series of photos of herself in the outfit, which Jackson made famous in the 1993 video for the second single off her blockbuster janet. album, as well as a video of her and Khloe scream-singing the lyrics to Jackson’s Oscar-nominated song from Poetic Justice, “Again.”

Kardashian won the outfit at Julien’s Auctions for $25,000, one of the more than 800 items the music legend put up for sale. At the time, Ms. Jackson, ’cause we’re nasty, co-signed the purchase, responding to Kardashian’s story on Instagram announcing her acquisition, “Thank u so much @kimkardashian. I hope “If’ gives u as much pleasure as it did me.”

By the ecstatic looks on Kardashian’s face during the Janet concert, that’s probably a safe bet.