It pays to be fashionable: Kim Kardashian's stylist believed to be paid an incredible $1 MILLION to dress the reality star

  • Christine Centenera is the fashion director of Vogue Australia
  • The Australian super stylist currently dresses and styles Kim Kardashian
  • She is believed to be paid as much as $1 million AUD for this sartorial help
  • Kim Kardashian and Ms Centenera have been friends since 2011 

By Sophie Haslett For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 22:40 EST, 21 May 2016 | Updated: 08:28 EST, 22 May 2016

One is the fashion director of Vogue Australia, and the other is one of the most famous women in the world.

And The Sunday Telegraph has published that stylist Christine Centenera, who is a regular at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia, is reportedly paid as much as $1 million to dress reality TV starlet, Kim Kardashian West.

This retainer fee enables Ms Centenera to oversee and curate Kim's wardrobe, from bodycon dress to jaw-dropping red carpet gown.

Unusual friendship: It has been the talk of fashion week - how much does Christine Centenera from Vogue Australia get paid to style Kim Kardashian (pictured)
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Unusual friendship: Kim Kardashian and Christine Centenera, the fashion director of Vogue Australia, are an unlikely friendship pair

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She's out to steal the show once again, and Kim Kardashian proved she's still the queen of the glam squad as she stepped out in Cannes this evening for the De Grisogono party.

Looking her usual flawless self, Kim stunned in a silver chain mail gown with nude under slip. While this dress has divided opinion on social media, we think this is Kim at her best - showing off those curves that she's famous for in a striking high fashion outfit. There's no doubt that silver and all things metallic has been the favorite look at Cannes with Kim, Karlie Kloss, and Petra Nemcova all opting for the shade this evening alone. We're predicting silver chain mail, glitter and lame fabrics being a top choice come the party season this year. Kim's dress features an allover chain mail effect with cut out sides held together with chains which sweep across her hips.

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Super stylist: The Sunday Telegraph has published that the fashion director of Vogue Australia, Christine Centenera (pictured), is paid as much as $1 million to style Kim
Impeccably dressed: The Australian stylist is renowned for her sartorial taste

Super stylist: The Sunday Telegraph has published that the fashion director of Vogue Australia, Christine Centenera (pictured), is paid as much as $1 million to style Kim Kardashian

Style agreement: This retainer fee enables Ms Centenera to oversee and curate Kim's wardrobe
Every which way: From bodycon dress to jaw-dropping red carpet gown, she is often responsible

Style agreement: This retainer fee enables Ms Centenera to oversee and curate Kim's wardrobe, from bodycon dress to jaw-dropping red carpet gown

The pair met after Ms Centenera started working with Kim's husband, Kanye West, in 2011, as his styling consultant.

And it is Christine Centenera who has been credited for Kim's edgy high-fashion makeover.

Since meeting the Australian super stylist, Kim has taken on a fashion-forward neutral wardrobe, favouring minimalist silhouettes and high-fashion footwear. 

Chance meeting: The pair met after Ms Centenera started working with Kim's husband, Kanye West, in 2011, as his styling consultant

Chance meeting: The pair met after Ms Centenera started working with Kim's husband, Kanye West, in 2011, as his styling consultant

Total revamp: It is Christine Centenera who has been credited for Kim's edgy high-fashion makeover

Total revamp: It is Christine Centenera who has been credited for Kim's edgy high-fashion makeover

Style inspo: Since meeting the Australian super stylist (pictured), Kim has started to dress like Ms Centenera, who is known for her neutral wardrobe, minimalist silhouettes and high-fashion footwear

Style inspo: Since meeting the Australian super stylist (pictured), Kim has started to dress like Ms Centenera, who is known for her neutral wardrobe, minimalist silhouettes and high-fashion footwear

However, their friendship and Kim's admiration for Ms Centenera have also seen the reality TV star don some highly regarded designers to award ceremonies, including Jean Paul Gaultier and Ralph and Russo among others.

In the past, when asked about who she admires sartorially Kim has said: 'I really like Christine Centenera from Australia.

'She just knows every accessory to tie an outfit together. She puts different things together that you wouldn't think of.' 

The eye-watering figure Ms Centenera is allegedly paid to keep the social media mogul looking fabulous might surprise some, but a quick flick through the Vogue fashion director's Instagram page reveals that their friendship goes more than clothes deep.

'Nearest and dearest,' Christine Centenera captions one photo, in which the stylist poses with both Kim and Kourtney Kardashian, and her sister Tricia Centenera.

BFFS: Since meeting, Kim has grown into her style, and has donned many big-name designers

BFFS: Since meeting, Kim has grown into her style, and has donned many big-name designers

Sartorial icon: In the past, Kim (pictured) has said that: 'I really like Christine Centenera from Australia [with regard to her wardrobe]'

Sartorial icon: In the past, Kim (pictured) has said that: 'I really like Christine Centenera from Australia [with regard to her wardrobe]'

More than clothes deep: A quick browse of Ms Centenera's Instagram page reveals their friendship is more than just about the threads 

More than clothes deep: A quick browse of Ms Centenera's Instagram page reveals their friendship is more than just about the threads 

Nearest and dearest: In the past, Ms Centenera has even gone as far as to say that Kim is among her nearest and dearest

Nearest and dearest: In the past, Ms Centenera has even gone as far as to say that Kim is among her nearest and dearest

Another much-liked Instagram post shows Christine Centenera writing: 'Back in LA with this one @kimkardashian'. 

Most recently, Kim appeared on the June cover of Vogue Australia, styled by her sartorial BFF in her first shoot since giving birth to little Saint.

While there's no doubt Ms Centenera's positive influence on Kim has been huge, the rumour mill continues to churn surrounding the exact sum she is paid.

Watch this space...  

Cover girl: Most recently, Kim appeared on the June cover of Vogue Australia, styled by her sartorial BFF in her first shoot since giving birth to little Saint

Cover girl: Most recently, Kim appeared on the June cover of Vogue Australia, styled by her sartorial BFF in her first shoot since giving birth to little Saint

Style maven: Ms Centenera's reputation around the world is as one of the most stylish women

Style maven: Ms Centenera's reputation around the world is as one of the most stylish women

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