Culottes are a split or divided skirt.The term skort (a portmanteau for skirt and shorts) is more widely used, possibly because it is easier to pronounce. While some garments sold as culottes resemble short trousers, to truly be a skort it needs to look like a skirt. Thus, they differ from trousers or shorts by being much fuller at the bottom (hem) than at the waist. Culottes were developed in order to provide more freedom to do activities such as gardening, cleaning, bike riding, etc. and still look like one is wearing a skirt. [http://www.apparelsearch.com/Definitions/Clothing/culottes.htm

Definition

• A skort is shorts that have a front covering to resemble a skirt.'or short pant legs with a same length or longer skirt sewn over the top'[http://www.olsensmilldirect.com/custservice/glossary.html
• Some culottes have a part sewn over only the front, some are shorts with a skirt sewn over them.

• • While these may not be completely the same, they are often called by either name, so either term can apply.

See also

• Sans-culottes

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