Weather Barbiecore was all the rage No matter what price you shop at, there’s been another hot trend over the last year that’s been mystifying to say the least. Kim Kardashian rocked it. Her ex Kanye West’s other girlfriend, Julia Fox, has been rocking him. Even Salma Hayek used it. The trend is popular called pantashoes. But what are shoehorns?
Indeed, the term pantashoes is vaguely self-explanatory. You see a fashionista in the wild and she looks like she’s wearing pants that bleed into her shoes. The look is a Balenciaga creation and cost a pretty penny, in fact, they retail for thousands of dollars. and leave the leggings with the shoes (opens in a new tab) (“pants) to boots + shoes (opens in a new tab) and even sweatpants with attached shoes (opens in a new tab).
A history of Kim Kardashian’s pants
Kim Kardashian’s relationship with Balenciago goes way back, to her early days with Kanye West, in fact. The mother of four went shopping with West at the beginning of her dating history in 2013. Years later, she was still rooting for the brand as she entered her pantsuit phase. More recently, a controversy with a Balenciago ad campaign has led her to reevaluate her relationship with the house, but she’s been spotted numerous times in the iconic style in recent years.
If you haven’t seen what pantaloons look like in the wild, this is a sneak peek The Kardashians star in rags
During the pandemic, Kim has also managed to rock two fashion trends at once. it’s hot pink sl outfit in 2021 managed to simultaneously embrace the Barbiecore trend and that of pants with shoes.
In fact, Kim wore a lot of Balenciaga that year. She wore it as part of her famous Met Gala draped look. She wore it to her ex’s show following her split from Kanye West. That has changed more recently, but it’s easy to see why her pant shoes are somehow synonymous with Kim. However, she’s not the only big name sporting them.
Julia Fox wore pants during her time with Kanye West
Kim may have already been in a relationship with Balenciaga, but just because she broke up with Kanye West doesn’t mean she’s at odds with the brand. Indeed, during her brief time with Julia Fox, she was able to embrace the Balenciaga look. (Probably sometime after Ye made her old life “wrap around.”) However, she did it in denim.
Salma Hayek has worn the trend even before
But it turns out that the pant-shoe trend has been around for much longer. In fact, Salma Hayek wore the look in 2017 when she rocked a dress with pants to an arts event at the Met. This event, the Costume Institute Gala “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: The Art of In-Between,” saw the actress don a black gown and bright purple slippers. She was a very new and notable appearance at the time and while she didn’t necessarily catch fire right away, it’s worth noting the Magic Mike: The Last Dance star started the trend even earlier.
As noted above, Kim Kardashian may have been the pants’ biggest advocate, but she actually reevaluated her relationship with Balenciaga recently after an ad campaign went awry. In it, the boys were asked to hold BDSM teddy bears while their photos were taken, and the backlash against the photoshoot was strong enough that the reality star could even comment on it.
Eventually he said he would reevaluate his relationship with Balenciaga. Since other celebs have also opted out, it’s unclear whether the pant-shoe trend will continue on celebrity red carpets in 2023, but these days, counterfeit versions are available for the non-rich and famous.
And these have no BDSM controversy attached to them.
Source: Cinemablend
