Culottes are cool again
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The deceptive shorts that look like a skirt were huge in the 1970s. Now, they have returned to help solve a number of fashion crises.
PHOTOS: SIMBARASHE CHA/NYTIMES, MICHAEL KORS
Yola Mzizi
It was only two years ago when trends dictated that almost 13cm inseam shorts were too long. Brands like Miu Miu and celebrities like Hailey Bieber and Olivia Rodrigo embraced micro shorts, a garment that barely covered the behind, and hot pants, which skipped past the thigh entirely.
Now, shorts have grown long again. In fact, the trend-cycle pendulum has swung all the way back to an 1800s invention: the culotte.
