WSJ Off Duty | Culottes, as Worn by Kate Middleton, Are Sharply Divisive

WHY WE LOVE THEM

WE’RE LIVING IN a more fluid world these days, with strict binaries and rules thrown into question. So culottes—which are kind-of pants, kind-of shorts and kind-of a skirt—might be the ideal garment for our indecisive era. Which explains why over the past few seasons, they’ve been cropping up in varying lengths and materials from luxury fashion brands like Celine and Chanel as well as mass retailers such as COS and Zara. …

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