North West strolled through Manhattan\u2019s Soho neighborhood on Monday with a friend, wearing over $5,000 worth of Balenciaga. BrosNYC \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n
The tweens are hitting the town in style.<\/p>\n
North West was spotted holding hands with a friend in Manhattan\u2019s Soho neighborhood on Monday, wearing head-to-toe Balenciaga.<\/p>\n
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West\u2019s 12-year-old daughter carried the French luxury house\u2019s Cagole XS studded leather shoulder bag<\/a> ($2,600) with its 3B football v-neck tee<\/a> ($950), her go-to Hardcrocs clogs<\/a> with metal hardware ($1,390) and All-Around Blackletter socks<\/a> ($140).<\/p>\n West wore the brand\u2019s $1,390 Hardcrocs clogs, which have been a favorite of hers since they debuted in 2022. BrosNYC \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n The 12-year-old paired her designer pieces with a Vivienne Westwood pendant necklace, oversized sunglasses, and stacked silver jewelry. BrosNYC \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n She wore her hair in long green pigtails, having recently ditched the electric blue color she\u2019s been rocking most of this year. BrosNYC \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n She rounded out the designer look with a Vivienne Westwood pendant necklace, oversized sunglasses, and a jumble of silver jewelry.<\/p>\n 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\u2019s \u201cPop,\u201d plus a photo throwing peace signs in front of the Mercer Hotel.<\/p>\n The casual Manhattan outing comes after months of headlines about West\u2019s increasingly bold style choices. In late October, the tween posted photos wearing fake face tattoos<\/a>, a faux septum piercing, blue contact lenses, and grillz, prompting concern from fans.<\/p>\n 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<\/p>\n The Manhattan appearance comes after months of controversy surrounding West\u2019s bold fashion choices, including faux tattoos and piercings she posted in October. Tiktok\/@kimandnorth<\/p>\n When critics expressed concern over the fake face tats and septum piercing, West clapped back with \u201cThis is such a non-issue\u201d from her shared TikTok account. Tiktok\/@kimandnorth<\/p>\n After Daily Mail Australia\u00a0posted a TikTok video<\/a>\u00a0with the headline \u201cNorth West, 12, worries fans with new look,\u201d\u00a0the tween replied with what Kardashian called \u201ca good clapback.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cShe writes back to a comment, and she goes, \u2018This is such a non-issue,\u2019\u201d Kardashian, 45, recalled in a Complex \u201cGOAT Talk\u201d video earlier this month. The mother-daughter duo shares a TikTok account due to West\u2019s age, so Kardashian got credit for the response, but she clarified that it wasn\u2019t her doing.<\/p>\n Kardashian has been navigating the challenges of raising a fashion-forward preteen in the public eye.<\/p>\n During an appearance on Alex Cooper\u2019s \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d podcast<\/a> last month, she addressed criticism over some of West\u2019s outfits \u2014 including a corset-and-miniskirt combo<\/a> worn during a family trip to Rome.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s really hard and it\u2019s really interesting because all the kids are wearing the same things,\u201d Kardashian told the host. \u201cBut then my daughter tries to wear it, and then I\u2019m like, \u2018OK, we\u2019re never wearing that again.\u2019 Unfortunately, we made that mistake in front of the whole world.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tShop \u2019til you drop with Post Wanted\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSave time and money with the latest deals, discounts, trends, reviews and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n West recently starred in mom\u2019s Skims holiday campaign for the brand\u2019s Cactus Plant Flea Market collaboration, showing off hip-length blue braids. Skims\/Instagram<\/p>\n Kardashian told Alex Cooper\u2019s \u201cCall Her Daddy\u201d podcast listeners that she supports her daughter\u2019s using fashion to express herself.<\/p>\n The Skims mogul admitted it\u2019s \u201creally hard\u201d to balance giving West the freedom to be herself under the judgment of the public eye. KCS Presse \/ MEGA<\/p>\n Still, the Skims mogul has maintained that self-expression is worth the scrutiny. \u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018Babe, if you want blue hair, it is what it is,’\u201d she told Cooper. \u201cIt makes her so happy.\u201d<\/p>\n More recently, West starred in her mom\u2019s Skims holiday campaign<\/a> for the brand\u2019s Cactus Plant Flea Market collaboration, showing off hip-length electric blue braids while modeling the collection.<\/p>\n \u201cHaving North in this campaign makes it really special for me,\u201d Kardashian said in a press release. \u201cShe brings so much personality to the pieces.\u201d<\/p>\n The advertisement, shot by filmmaker Harmony Korine and released Nov. 17, was North\u2019s first Skims campaign appearance since 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t