Yes, you can wear culottes and look cool. The trick to wearing culottes is to pick the right top; then treat them like any old pair of pants. You want a fitted shirt that’s cropped or that you can tuck in to balance out the wider silhouette of the pants. Here are my favorite ideas for how to wear culottes.
How to Wear Cropped Jumpsuits (AKA Culotte Rompers)
It’s all about showing a little ankle these days. First it was skirts, then it was pants, then it was jeans, and now it’s jumpsuits. Cropped one-pieces are the hottest new take on the jumpsuit, and personally, I’m obsessed. I’m…
Easy Outfit Formula: Culottes and Turtleneck Sweaters
Let’s face it: Culottes aren’t the easiest pants to wear, partly because they come with the reputation for being unflattering. The rules of proportion would tell us that you should pair their wide, roomy fit on bottom with something more fitted…
Easy Outfit Formula: Crop Tops and Culottes
In case you were planning on staying off the culottes bandwagon in hopes this tricky trend would pass after one season… Nope. The cropped wide-leg pants have officially become a wardrobe staple, proving they have far more longevity than some…