A Guardian article examines how certain fashion trends can create safety risks for women, prompted by viral reports of people tripping and being injured while wearing Zara’s wide-legged trousers. Physiotherapist Lucy McDonald says high heels are the most common source of fashion-related injuries she sees, but excessively long trousers can also impair balance and movement, causing falls, fractures and ligament damage.

The £25.99 Zara trousers, described as longer than usual, have been nicknamed “Zara death pants” online; videos show bruises, cuts and reports of more serious injuries, though they remain popular. Interest in wide-leg trousers is rising across retailers, while a tailor argues that high-street sizing and fit models—often around 178cm tall—may not reflect the average UK woman’s height of 162.5cm, making alterations advisable; the article also places the issue within a longer history of impractical or hazardous women’s clothing.