Ukulelerob
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Although Culottes are usually to about the knee?
Culottes: There are several defintions for culottes, but they are basically all the same. They are described as: women’s trousers, usually knee length or calf length. They have a full cut to resemble a skirt. Culottes are garment that hangs like a skirt, but is actually pants. Also described as a split or divided skirt or any garment which hangs like a skirt, but is actually pants. During the Victorian Era (mid-to late-19th century), long split skirts were developed for horseback riding. Later, to provide women more freedom to do activities such as gardening, cleaning, bike riding, etc. and still look like she was wearing a skirt.
Gauchos?
Gauchos: A wide, calf-length trousers modeled after the trousers worn by South American gauchos (cowboys). They usually have a high waist cut and loosely tapers from the thigh until a few inches below the knee. These have been in fashion since the 1950s when women wanted a little more room for their legs while maintaining some sense of style.
http://1ststatestyle.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/culottes-vs-gauchos/
Culottes: There are several defintions for culottes, but they are basically all the same. They are described as: women’s trousers, usually knee length or calf length. They have a full cut to resemble a skirt. Culottes are garment that hangs like a skirt, but is actually pants. Also described as a split or divided skirt or any garment which hangs like a skirt, but is actually pants. During the Victorian Era (mid-to late-19th century), long split skirts were developed for horseback riding. Later, to provide women more freedom to do activities such as gardening, cleaning, bike riding, etc. and still look like she was wearing a skirt.
Gauchos?
Gauchos: A wide, calf-length trousers modeled after the trousers worn by South American gauchos (cowboys). They usually have a high waist cut and loosely tapers from the thigh until a few inches below the knee. These have been in fashion since the 1950s when women wanted a little more room for their legs while maintaining some sense of style.
http://1ststatestyle.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/culottes-vs-gauchos/
