Kim Kardashian shares old photos of herself in swimsuit and kinky boots

Nowadays she likes to think of herself as a fashion darling, and has appeared on the cover of Vogue, dined with Anna Wintour and been dressed by many designers.

But even Kim Kardashian isn’t so keen to forget the earlier days of her fame, before she went from trashy to elegant.

The reality star posted some old photos to her Instagram page as part of the Flashback Friday trend, which were taken by on a shoot with Nick Saglimbeni.

Blast from the past: Kim Kardashian has shared some racy old photos which it seems were taken in 2009

In the three pictures, a blonde Kim poses in a black swimsuit that has racy cut-out sides and a low scooping neckline to allow her to showcase plenty of cleavage.

The now 33-year-old also sports a pair of kinky thigh-high black boots with straps attaching them to her one-piece.

Kim, who found fame on Keeping Up With The Kardashians after starring in a sex tape with Ray J, shows off an orange tan and brassy locks in the images.

Leaving little to the imagination: The reality star poses in a cut-out swimsuit and kinky boots on a shoot with Nick Saglimbeni

Fond memories: Kim posted the snapshots, in which she is bronzed with brassy hair, on Instagram as part of Flashback Friday

It’s a far cry from the amateur fashionista we see nowadays, who is believed to be choosing between Balmain and Lanvin for her wedding dress when she marries Kanye West outside of Paris later this month.

Kim wrote a blog about the shoot in September 2009, and she had the same blonde hair around that time.

She mentioned that the photos were taken for ‘future calendar stuff’ and that she did some promotional shots for weight loss brand QuickTrim.