A few short hours before she did the most iconic thing, well, ever—that being wearing the same S/S 98 Gucci by Tom Ford sheath dress that Anna Wintour wore way back when to an outing alongside Andre Leon Talley—Hailey Bieber stepped out in another buzz-worthy look. The Rhode founder was spotted in TriBeCa ahead of the Met Gala on Monday shopping at La Garçonne, a multi-brand retailer known for its curation of cool-girl labels like Dries Van Noten, The Row, and Issey Miyake. For the day of shopping, she went for a casual ensemble, including a vintage Mercedes baseball cap, a cropped black tee, and—here comes the buzzy part—culottes. Yes, I said culottes.
More specifically, she wore black, low-rise, tailored culottes with a favorite shoe trend of Bieber’s, heeled thong sandals, which paired perfectly with the length and style of her shorts-pants hybrid bottoms.
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Obviously, culottes aren’t the most approachable, which might explain why they’ve been considered “out” for years now. But after Bermuda shorts took over for hot pants a few seasons ago, the door was left propped open for culottes to make a comeback. And now that Bieber’s shown off an actually chic and wearable way to style them, I can’t help but consider the fact that culottes might actually return to fashion’s good graces. I’m in—HBU?
If so, keep scrolling. I’ve rounded up a mix of shoppable options, from affordable takes by Zara and COS to designer alternatives by The Row and Alaïa.
Shop the culotte trend:
ZARA
High Waisted Culottes
j.crew
Cotton-Blend Culotte
COS
Belted Wrap-Front Cotton Shorts
Maeve
A-Line Yoke Culotte Pants
ELOQUII
Wide Leg Culottes
YSL
Culotte Shorts in Cashmere in Anthracite
Levi’s
High Waist Wide Leg Culotte Jeans
Anthropologie
Linen Pleated Culotte Trousers
ALAÏA
Jersey-Trimmed Denim Shorts
&.layered
High-Rise Belted Culotte Pants
Chloe
Pleat Wide-Leg Bermuda Shorts
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