where confusing pants abound. And while Balenciaga does make its own trompe l’oeil gray sweats whose elastic waistbands feature a sewn-in panel made to look like exposed plaid boxer shorts ...

In 2021, Balenciaga released a $1,200 sweatpant with a boxer detail at the waist to mimic sagging. This incited outrage ...

(Balenciaga has applied these kinds of treatments to clothing in seasons past, but the less extreme look seen in the fall 2025 collection made the technique even more subversive.) A fur-lined ...