North West, 13, debuts faux thigh stud piercings in Malibu
North West, 13, debuted faux dermal thigh stud piercings while heading to dinner with a friend at Nobu Malibu on Wednesday night. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s daughter paired the silver studs with electric blue hair, a graphic tee, and a pleated miniskirt, extending her ongoing edgy piercing-inspired style.
Key Takeaways
- North West showed off silver faux dermal studs on her thighs at Nobu Malibu on Wednesday, July 29.
- Her look included a flaming-skull graphic tee, a pleated miniskirt, Converse boots, stacked bracelets, and shield-style sunglasses.
- The outing continues a piercing-inspired fashion streak that began with finger bling last August.
- Kim Kardashian has said she would “never” take North’s creativity away, including blue hair and faux piercings.
Photos obtained by Page Six captured the middle schooler stepping out with gleaming silver studs just below her skirt hem. Coverage across celebrity breaking news has followed each new addition to her body-jewelry aesthetic.
What did North West wear to Nobu Malibu?
North chose one of her signature edgy outfits for the Malibu dinner date. She wore a Haunted Starbucks graphic tee printed with a flaming skull and the phrase “Call my school — tell them I died.”
She paired it with a pinstriped, lace-trimmed pleated miniskirt that showed off the fake leg piercings, plus buckled Converse boots, stacks of bracelets, and dark shield-style sunglasses. Her ombré blue hair was worn sleek and straight.
A separate report noted studded boots, oversized futuristic shades, layered rings, and bandages on her forearm and wrist. It was unclear whether the Band-Aids covered an injury or served as another accessory.
Are North West’s thigh studs real piercings?
Page Six and InTouch described the thigh jewelry as faux dermal piercings. Another account said it was hard to tell whether the metallic studs above her knees were fake or real, while still framing them as part of her piercing-inspired look.
According to Healthline, dermal piercings differ from regular piercings because they do not have a separate entry and exit point for jewelry. North has mixed real and faux pieces before: a May wrist detail that looked like dermals was later called a sticker by a representative speaking to the Daily Mail.
How long has North West been into piercings?
The eldest daughter of Kim Kardashian, 45, and Kanye West, 49, has been on a piercing spree since debuting polarizing middle-finger bling last August. She added more finger piercings in February and showed flat and spiked studs on the backs of both hands.
In May’s “#n0rth4evr” music video, she tried faux under-eye piercings. At the Vetements menswear show during Paris Fashion Week last month, she wore fake nose and cheek studs along with “angel bites” on her upper lip.
She addressed the trend on “Piercing on My Hand (Ye’s Version),” a track with her father, rapping that she wants more piercings and tattoos and loves blue hair.
After critics weighed in, she lip-synced Chrisean Rock audio online, telling detractors to pull it together over a finger piercing.
Kardashian has backed the experimentation. In a Complex video, she said North and her friends love costumes, fake face tattoos, and fake piercings. On the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, she said she would never take that creativity away and is fine with blue hair if it keeps them close.
Ye and Bianca Censori also signaled support earlier this year, wearing dermal-inspired looks to North’s Complex pop-up for her debut EP. Next up, North is set to travel North America with Molly Santana on the Molly X North Kimokawaii Tour in August.