KIKim Izzo

1. Article · Jul 29, 2026 · Kim Izzo, special to The Star

   I test-drove the viral Zara ‘death pants’ making women literal fashion victims. Here’s my verdict (opens the original)

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   “Do you have a death wish?” a trend-averse friend asked me, upon learning I’d recently purchased a pair of the viral Zara “death pants.” In recent weeks, social media has been inundated with videos of women tripping and tumbling while simply trying to walk in a pair of these loose, flowy, wide-leg trousers, and some have posted photographic evidence of the bruises, scraped knees and gashes to the face that resulted. “These Zara pants need to come with a warning label because now I ha

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