Kim Kardashian Shows Off Blonde Hair, Narrow Waist

Kim Kardashian seems to have taken a more relaxed approach to fashion since giving birth to daughter North West in June. The 32-year-old reality star -- once famous for her edgy style, skintight dresses, and sky-high stilettos -- has been rocking a more low-key look in recent weeks. Exhibit A? This casual-chic ensemble she wore on Wednesday, Sept. 11.

Stepping out sans North in Beverly Hills, the first-time mom looked effortlessly pulled together in cuffed, olive-colored slacks and a loose white blouse cinched at the waist with a gold belt. She kept her eyes hidden behind sunglasses, and her newly dyed blonde hair hung in loose waves around her shoulders.

"I think she wanted to go blonde this time because she wanted a big change," hairstylist George Papanikolas told Us Weekly recently of Kardashian's hair makeover. "It was Kim's idea to go blonde, but everyone around her had some influence, including myself."

He added: "We went over a lot of photos and looks for inspiration, which is the best way to communicate hair color. That way we were able to come to an agreement of a blonde that is realistic considering her natural hair color, and would be the most flattering to her skin tone."

Kardashian debuted her blonde hair over Labor Day weekend but has otherwise been scarce in public. Sources told Us last month that she's working hard behind the scenes to get her pre-baby body back. "She thinks it will take her at least another month and a half to get to where she wants to be," one insider said in August.

Added another source: "She knows her body really well, and she also knows from years of dieting and taking care of her body that a crash course never works."

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Kris Humphries Auctioning Off Kim Kardashian's Giant Engagement Ring

 You can't buy love, but you can buy the material possessions that are left behind when that love disappears. Three months after finalizing their divorce -- and almost two years after their initial split -- Kim Kardashian's ex-husband Kris Humphries is auctioning off one of the last remnants of the couple's 72-day marriage: her 20-carat diamond engagement ring.

The NBA player has apparently listed the ring for an Oct. 15 sale at Christie's auction house in New York City. Humphries is not named explicitly as the seller, but according to RumorFix, which first reported the news, the ring in question is identical to the one Kardashian wore during her brief engagement and marriage to the athlete.

A rep for Christie's confirmed to the site that the bauble up for auction is a Lorraine Schwartz creation with a 16.21-carat center diamond and two 1.80-carat side diamonds -- the exact dimensions of Kardashian's ring. The auction house could not disclose the seller's name but said it was "a gentleman."
"It is 100 percent the same ring," a source close to the reality star and new mom, 32, tells Us Weekly. "Kim has been waiting for the day he would auction it. Everyone always asked what Kim did with the ring -- she silently gave it back over a year ago! And Kris waited until the divorce was final to sell it."

The ring is expected to fetch between $300,000 and $500,000 at auction, RumorFix notes -- significantly less than the $2 million it was reported to be worth when Humphries popped the question in May 2011.

"The ring is definitely not worth $2 million, not even half of that," the source tells Us, noting that Kardashian paid for the gem herself.
In any case, the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star now has something she values much more -- a daughter, North, with boyfriend Kanye West. She and the rapper welcomed their first child in June.

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