Ankle-baring culottes, jacket hems dropping just above a high curve-punctuating waist, and lengths of the sort.
It has been negotiated, then, that 'abbreviation' will govern the hip, calf, shin, forearm, wrist, and minor accenting, like cage-bar-crochet, texture-camouflaged stitching, south chic studs, or even a swatch of the emerging dalmatian chintz. I have also loved seeing the incorporatings of window-grid monochrome with a twist on the artificial graphics:
- fur in this case
- fur in this case
(on the culotte trend)
Born from the stylish mother, 60's, as a sort of double skirt, merely a knee-length fragment of two loops that flow around your legs, and grown in the 70's a flare denim wear-with-button-down-shirt, the culotte is now a beautiful 55-year-old that exerts the perfect amount of challenge, "menspiration", and relaxed high-end. it's wrinkles (obviously not physically speaking, just tryin' to emphasize the value) represent it's experience of being put with this, matched with that...all the ways in which it was worn through history (-French Revolution?)
And allow me to just add that puberty did the pant some good, grasping it's so-fugly-it's-beautiful-to-the-eyes tendencies and dropping it gingerly into the craftsman hands of Derek Lam.
Born from the stylish mother, 60's, as a sort of double skirt, merely a knee-length fragment of two loops that flow around your legs, and grown in the 70's a flare denim wear-with-button-down-shirt, the culotte is now a beautiful 55-year-old that exerts the perfect amount of challenge, "menspiration", and relaxed high-end. it's wrinkles (obviously not physically speaking, just tryin' to emphasize the value) represent it's experience of being put with this, matched with that...all the ways in which it was worn through history (-French Revolution?)
And allow me to just add that puberty did the pant some good, grasping it's so-fugly-it's-beautiful-to-the-eyes tendencies and dropping it gingerly into the craftsman hands of Derek Lam.
Next I want to talk styling culottes, not just owning them-- 1) Snip Snip To sport a crop with a crop is as confident and expedient as fighting fire with fire, but with minimal, under-stated layering, a belt of purely conspicuous material & overpowering tints, it rises into a whole new realm of careless cool, fun bachelorette, and run-way fresh. | Derek lam pre-fall 2014 <-- Well here texture is EVERYTHING. I love the chiffony top and leather bottoms combo (that olive shade!) and I guess crepe for the baby blue bottoms? Anyway, during these jolly times, I think we'd all be wearing boots, even though I adore the chaussures selection in this photo. Ankle boots with culottes (as they are usually high-waisted) give the elongating impression to your legs + believe it or not, their modesty leaves more room for speculating on the "slim factor" . These pants make you sexier than you can ever |
know (same goes for the men who will accidentally realize it). But if you chose tall boots, I'd stick to the leather route. Velvet/suede might just blow the whole thing in our face. And please no sock peeks. They do work at times, but now, when we already have one mod thing going for us, why push the limit?
2) Play The Heights
Something short + something shorter + the giant item = Yeah-that’s-me-sitting-at-the-frow. Not really. But I’d like to believe as much. Anyway, you can tuck in a shirt, put on a normal length jacket and rock that culotte! Or how about a sheer long shirt untucked and flowing over the culotte? Try an asymmetrically split hem with that. And all you have to do is mix up your accessories (clear box clutch, spiked cuffs, delicate necklace) but probably not with the palette.
Something short + something shorter + the giant item = Yeah-that’s-me-sitting-at-the-frow. Not really. But I’d like to believe as much. Anyway, you can tuck in a shirt, put on a normal length jacket and rock that culotte! Or how about a sheer long shirt untucked and flowing over the culotte? Try an asymmetrically split hem with that. And all you have to do is mix up your accessories (clear box clutch, spiked cuffs, delicate necklace) but probably not with the palette.
3) Not That Kind of Girl
What I love about culottes is how every women can ascend to "flamboyant" without being a wee bit garish with the help of the pants' confidence-arousing nature. The way the fibers fall. And even though alone, the bottoms have an androgynous trace (or whole implement), adding a baggy top won't just simply make you the man:
What I love about culottes is how every women can ascend to "flamboyant" without being a wee bit garish with the help of the pants' confidence-arousing nature. The way the fibers fall. And even though alone, the bottoms have an androgynous trace (or whole implement), adding a baggy top won't just simply make you the man:
I'm certain I have already (indirectly, maybe) pointed out how much geometry would suit any look that includes a pair of culottes, but just in case:
Pin-striped trousers with a sophisticated, attractive little fold and cutout color-blocked symmetrical and sharply monochrome top? I personally feel ashamed of own my sense of style just looking at this.
I just haven't given culottes the success of being paired with a scalloped hem (which, just btw you're better off investing in some with Topshop, because otherwise they can so easily get damaged, having that fragile cut, no matter how sturdy your leather is).
Anyway, that was all I had to say on culottes for now but for any questions//help, tweet me!!!!
xoxo Aristocat!
Hope I inspired you!
I just haven't given culottes the success of being paired with a scalloped hem (which, just btw you're better off investing in some with Topshop, because otherwise they can so easily get damaged, having that fragile cut, no matter how sturdy your leather is).
Anyway, that was all I had to say on culottes for now but for any questions//help, tweet me!!!!
xoxo Aristocat!
Hope I inspired you!