North West strolled through Manhattan’s Soho neighborhood on Monday with a friend, wearing over $5,000 worth of Balenciaga. BrosNYC / BACKGRID
The tweens are hitting the town in style.
North West was spotted holding hands with a friend in Manhattan’s Soho neighborhood on Monday, wearing head-to-toe Balenciaga.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s 12-year-old daughter carried the French luxury house’s Cagole XS studded leather shoulder bag ($2,600) with its 3B football v-neck tee ($950), her go-to Hardcrocs clogs with metal hardware ($1,390) and All-Around Blackletter socks ($140).
West wore the brand’s $1,390 Hardcrocs clogs, which have been a favorite of hers since they debuted in 2022. BrosNYC / BACKGRID
The 12-year-old paired her designer pieces with a Vivienne Westwood pendant necklace, oversized sunglasses, and stacked silver jewelry. BrosNYC / BACKGRID
She wore her hair in long green pigtails, having recently ditched the electric blue color she’s been rocking most of this year. BrosNYC / BACKGRID
She rounded out the designer look with a Vivienne Westwood pendant necklace, oversized sunglasses, and a jumble of silver jewelry.
Later, West documented the outing on the TikTok account she shares with her mom. She posted two videos lip-syncing to Lil Uzi Vert and OsamaSon’s “Pop,” plus a photo throwing peace signs in front of the Mercer Hotel.
The casual Manhattan outing comes after months of headlines about West’s increasingly bold style choices. In late October, the tween posted photos wearing fake face tattoos, a faux septum piercing, blue contact lenses, and grillz, prompting concern from fans.
West documented the outing on her joint TikTok account with mom Kim Kardashian, posting videos and a photo throwing peace signs outside the Mercer Hotel in NYC. Tiktok/@kimandnorth
The Manhattan appearance comes after months of controversy surrounding West’s bold fashion choices, including faux tattoos and piercings she posted in October. Tiktok/@kimandnorth
When critics expressed concern over the fake face tats and septum piercing, West clapped back with “This is such a non-issue” from her shared TikTok account. Tiktok/@kimandnorth
After Daily Mail Australia posted a TikTok video with the headline “North West, 12, worries fans with new look,” the tween replied with what Kardashian called “a good clapback.”
“She writes back to a comment, and she goes, ‘This is such a non-issue,’” Kardashian, 45, recalled in a Complex “GOAT Talk” video earlier this month. The mother-daughter duo shares a TikTok account due to West’s age, so Kardashian got credit for the response, but she clarified that it wasn’t her doing.
Kardashian has been navigating the challenges of raising a fashion-forward preteen in the public eye.
During an appearance on Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy” podcast last month, she addressed criticism over some of West’s outfits — including a corset-and-miniskirt combo worn during a family trip to Rome.
“It’s really hard and it’s really interesting because all the kids are wearing the same things,” Kardashian told the host. “But then my daughter tries to wear it, and then I’m like, ‘OK, we’re never wearing that again.’ Unfortunately, we made that mistake in front of the whole world.”
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West recently starred in mom’s Skims holiday campaign for the brand’s Cactus Plant Flea Market collaboration, showing off hip-length blue braids. Skims/Instagram
Kardashian told Alex Cooper’s “Call Her Daddy” podcast listeners that she supports her daughter’s using fashion to express herself.
The Skims mogul admitted it’s “really hard” to balance giving West the freedom to be herself under the judgment of the public eye. KCS Presse / MEGA
Still, the Skims mogul has maintained that self-expression is worth the scrutiny. “I’m like, ‘Babe, if you want blue hair, it is what it is,’” she told Cooper. “It makes her so happy.”
More recently, West starred in her mom’s Skims holiday campaign for the brand’s Cactus Plant Flea Market collaboration, showing off hip-length electric blue braids while modeling the collection.
“Having North in this campaign makes it really special for me,” Kardashian said in a press release. “She brings so much personality to the pieces.”
The advertisement, shot by filmmaker Harmony Korine and released Nov. 17, was North’s first Skims campaign appearance since 2020.