Oversized, attention-demanding manicures used as a costume’s finishing exclamation mark. Kim Kardashian’s North West tribute included her daughter’s trademark long nails, a small detail with outsized importance: hands appear in every selfie, and the nails instantly signalled whose look was being quoted. In a costume built from accessories, they were the detail fans zoomed in on first.
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