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BREAKING: Calvin Klein Declares War on Pants, Entire Planet’s Legs Declare Independence

NEW YORK, NY — In a move that has simultaneously baffled fashion critics, inspired a thousand TikTok thirst traps, and sent the global denim market into a tailspin, Calvin Klein has officially announced that their next collection will be comprised entirely of waistbands. Yes, you read that correctly. No fabric below the elastic.

“The 90s were about showing the logo,” said a spokesperson, adjusting their impossibly chiseled jawline. “The 2020s are about showing you have a waist, but cannot be bothered to cover it.”

The internet has split into two warring factions: The “Free the Hip-Bone” movement, who argue that jeans are a construct of Big Polyester, and the “Pants Are a Right” coalition, led by disgruntled dads everywhere who are tired of mowing the lawn in cargo shorts. Meanwhile, the stock price of belt manufacturers has skyrocketed, and a secret underground society of seamstresses has been spotted in Manhattan, desperately trying to staple people back into their denim.

TL;DR: Calvin Klein has finally achieved its final form. It is no longer selling clothing. It is selling permission to feel air on your thighs while maintaining brand loyalty. The only question left: Is this the most ironic thing to trend in 2024, or has capitalism finally jumped the shark into a pair of unbought, third-hand, low-rise boxers?