They’re the trousers bringing a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘dressed to kill’.

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With a wide-leg palazzo silhouette featuring an elasticated waist and billowing fabric that makes the wearer look as though they’re floating on a cloud of air, Zara’s viral design quickly became a must-have online.

That was until influencers began dubbing them the ‘Zara death pants’.

Coining the term, following claims that the garments have wrapped themselves around the limbs of influencers and mere mortals alike like some sort of boa constrictor, the breezy trousers have left their owners with fashion-induced injuries, including broken limbs and deep lacerations.

One scroll through TikTok reveals clips of influencers faceplanting driveways, wrapped in bandages and strapped into knee braces. All in the name of fashion.

It’s safe to say these must-have £25 ‘death trousers’ are now trending for all the wrong reasons.

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