North West Debuts More Dermal Piercings on N.Y.C. Trip with Friends
- - North West Debuts More Dermal Piercings on N.Y.C. Trip with Friends
Catherine SantinoFebruary 18, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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North West.
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North West debuted more facial piercings while out shopping in New York City on Valentine's Day
The 12-year-old and her mom, Kim Kardashian, have recently addressed backlash for various body modifications
Since North was first spotted with a piercing on her hand while out in Rome in September 2025
North West is showing off even more piercings during an outing in New York City.
Per photos published by Page Six, the 12-year-old daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West spent Saturday, Feb. 14, shopping in N.Y.C. with three friends. The group was spotted at Alexander Wang, where Wang himself gave North a leather handbag.
North gave fans a closer look at what appear to be some new facial piercings, including a dermal bridge and studs on her cheeks, in a series of videos posted to TikTok. She also wore a long, electric blue wig, while her friends opted for similar styles in pink, green and purple.
The group also coordinated in black outfits for the shopping trip. North opted for wide-leg black pants with fringe at the bottom, an oversized black graphic tee and black fingerless gloves with a skeleton design on them. She also added a blinged-out skull and crossbones necklace.
North has been steadily adding to her piercing collection. Earlier this month on her Instagram Stories, she touted a plethora of piercings on her hands and fingers.
North West.
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In North's snap, she sports at least three piercings on her fingers, plus more on her hands and wrist. It's unclear whether all of the piercings are real. Across the photo, the 12-year-old included three emojis: " 🪡🔛🖐🏾."
North's original finger piercing is known as a microdermal piercing or single-point piercing. Dermal piercings lie flat against the skin and don't have a separate entry and exit point, according to Byrdie.
Since North was first spotted with a piercing on her hand while out in Rome in September 2025, Kardashian has received criticism for allowing her preteen daughter to undergo body modifications.
Following the backlash, Kardashian spoke on Call Her Daddy about letting her daughter embrace her own style.
North West's hand piercings.
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"She has a really unique style. She puts me on to so many brands, like she just loves what she loves," Kardashian said. "And it’s just really fun to see someone be so creative. And also know herself so much."
The SKIMS founder also recognized that she makes mistakes as a parent, like letting her daughter wear certain things, but asked that the public allow her a "little bit of grace."
"I'm like, okay, we're never wearing that again. Unfortunately, we made that mistake in front of the whole world," she said, adding, "as a mom, you're kind of like learning at the same time."
In October, North posted new photos showing off a set of fake piercings and face tattoos. Kardashian and North's joint TikTok account responded to criticism the photos were receiving by simply writing, “This is such a non-issue 😭.”
Kardashian later revealed that the photos were of North and her friends' Halloween costumes as "opium Powerpuff girls," and the modifications were ultimately fake.
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