Kanye West’s Complex cover and photo shoot, as impressive as it might be (photos and interview here), just lost relevance when Kim Kardashian’s posed for a very sexy retro-glamorous second Complex cover.

The tagline for this photo shoot is “curves for a cause” and the concept is for the projected backgrounds to highlight our planet’s environmental plight. The reality star gets serious and talks about giving back and recycling… not that type of recycling… more like fashion recycling! Here are some highlights from Kim Kardashian’s Complex interview:

Kim on giving back: “When I was a kid and everyone would say what they wanted to be when they grew up, I was like, ‘I wanna have my own charity.’ I grew up with my mom taking us to the special Olympic with my stepdad [Bruce Jenner] and with us volunteering at shelters for abused kids; those were just our weekends growing up. When my father passed away, I just wanted to do so much more and there’s so many easy things that people can do, even sitting at a home on their computer.”

Kim on recycling: “We have different trash cans for glass and paper, so it’s super easy. And with clothes, I do an Ebay auction once every three months, and my whole family gets involved. If we’re photographed wearing something, we don’t typically like to wear it again, so we do these auctions, and I give the proceeds to the Dream Foundation, which is kind of like make-a-wish, but it grants wishes to terminally ill adults.”

[images: Complex]