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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Morwenna Ferrier

Look, no trousers! Why the ‘day knicker’ trend is growing legs

Sabrina Carpenter walks up the Met Gala steps in a burgundy ensemble with a train, wearing pants
Sabrina Carpenter attends the Met Gala 2025 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Photograph: Taylor Hill/Getty

Appearing in public without your trousers? For most of us, it’s the stuff of nightmares. But for a handful of people who scaled the Met Gala steps on Monday night, it was simply fashion.

The singer Sabrina Carpenter and the pop star and actor Lisa were among celebrities who attended wearing Louis Vuitton tuxedo jackets, stockings and little else. Naturally, Carpenter wore an espresso-coloured bodysuit with coat tails, while Lisa’s sparkly knickers were embroidered with replicated portraits by the US artist Henry Taylor.

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