FASHION

These new jeans are going viral, but would you buy them?

The people are perplexed

You know what the perfect pair of jeans needs? Pieces of transparent plastic covering the kneecaps, said no-one, ever.

And yet, here we are:

Image via Nordstrom.

Designed by Topshop and currently available from US department store Nordstrom for $AU134, the jeans are just like normal, high-rise mom jeans – but with a very clear (pardon the pun) twist.

Are they designed to be the warm winter version of the heavily ripped jeans Kendall Jenner and co. favour? Are they a nod to the see-through shoe trend? Will we all be wearing them this season?

If the scathing Twitter response is anything to go by, probably not:

https://twitter.com/truongasm/status/841303445181149185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Clear-knee mom jeans. Coming soon to a Kardashian near you.

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