Help us solve the mystery of Kendall Jenner's shorts

Literally what👏 are👏 those👏 ?

Whether an outfit is considered to be good or bad is usually a matter of personal taste. But if we can say one thing for certain, it's that Kendall Jenner's denim shorts really got us thinking.

Fashion's it-girl stepped out in Los Angeles on Friday wearing an outfit that left literally everyone saying: "What👏 are👏 those👏 ?"

Seriously. Try to make sense of these jeans:

The outfit left us buzzing. What are these bottoms? Are they shorts? Pants? Jeans? Fancy anklets?

We have a few theories about this mystery.

Theory one: Someone maniacally took a scissor to a pair of jeans, leaving only the ankle cuffs and a bit of fabric connecting them to the body of the piece.

Theory two: They are shorts with additional denim confusingly sewn onto the sides because, we don't know, fashion?

Theory three: What if these aren't pants at all, but instead, a belt. If you look, the pattern within the belt loops (very belt-like, perhaps a clue) continues down the side material. Maybe they're like the Rihanna x Manolo Blahnik 9 - 5 boots seen here on JLo.

But, instead of connecting to boots, the belt connects to... anklets?

Theory four: We don't know, can we just let Kendall live?!

KJ, we love you, but these "pants" make no sense, and we just don't need them right now. Not today, not in this political environment.

Let's let these be a one-and-done pair of shorts/pants/belt/anklets.

(Help.)

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