Katie Fugmes

You know, we sometimes joke about high-waisted pants so extreme that they’re practically a second bra. But apparently we can’t joke about these things in front of Katie Holmes, or as I like to call her, Where Bad Ideas Go To Roam Free.

[Photo: Splash News]

Those pants are ridiculously, insanely high and tall. She looks like a stewardess on Clown Air.

(And yes, I know I’m supposed to call them flight attendants, but old habits die hard. To wit, I also sometimes still put potato chips on my sandwiches and I’m watching a 90210 rerun where David is recovering from drugs by getting back into his music. Between you and me, I’d prefer him on the drugs.)

Maybe she’s just messing with Tom at this point. Maybe she’s doing whatever she can to wear trousers that are as tall as he is, so that he will be intimidated into going away and not pawing at her any more. In that sense, these pants could be an act of purest genius.

But just don’t try this at home, folks. Promise me.