Britney Spears Wears Short Shorts to X Factor Auditions, Is Trend Officially Over?

Brit-Brit was spotted in Miami in a sequined black top and some very on-trend booty shorts. Only problem? This chick has a knack for killing trends

Sort of a metaphysical question, but if Britney Spears wears a pair of short shorts, is the trend officially over?

Know what we're getting at? Sort of like if a tree falls in the forest, will...oh, you get the reference? OK then.

So, anyway, Brit-Brit wore this season's hottest bottoms—black denim Daisy Dukes—for another round of X Factor filming in Miami, making her the latest and, perhaps, the final celebrity to wear this item ever.

We can't tell you who made the hot pants. Maybe Brit-Brit did. (She does love to cut things off, if you'll remember.) But we do know who's culpable for the matching black sequin tank...thing: Joe's.

Think we're being too harsh? Well, consider this: Has anybody seen anyone in a bandage dress lately?