Capri Pants Fashion Blog Posts
Apparel Search fashion blog — blog posts about capri pants and cropped pants.
Welcome to the capri fashion blog section. Capri pants — also known as capris, crop pants, long or three-quarter pants and clam diggers — are mid-calf pants worn in warm weather, with variants ending below the knee and calf. This page is the blog post index for the topic on Apparel Search: it collects the capri posts from the fashion blog, links the capri pants definition at the top, and links the Grace Kelly page there too — she was among the first movie stars to wear capris, on the island the pants are named for.
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About Capri Pants
The posts collected here are mostly celebrity sightings, because the capri is a paparazzi garment — an everyday warm-weather pant photographed on everyday errands. Sarah Jessica Parker Sexton Galaxy Capris and Diane Kruger in Criss Cross Capris are dressed-up versions. Vanessa Hudgens accounts for four posts — in zebra print capris, in Junk Food and Soffe, and twice more in Soffe workout capris — which document the athletic capri: the cropped legging-pant hybrid worn to and from workouts. Kelly Brook Wearing Zobha and Pheel belongs to the same athletic family.
Capri pants were introduced by fashion designer Sonja de Lennart in 1948, and the name derives from the Italian isle of Capri, where they rose to popularity in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Grace Kelly was among the first movie stars who wore capris on the island, and the slim, ankle-flashing silhouette became a resort and summer standard. The modern capri splits three ways: the tailored cropped trouser, the casual chino or denim capri, and the athletic workout capri that dominates the posts in this index. The guides in the topic block below include petite and plus size capri guides and the capri-versus-cropped-pants answers page.
Fit decides whether a capri flatters. The hem should end at the slimmest part of the calf or just below the knee; a hem that stops at the widest point of the calf shortens the leg visually, which is why the petite guide below treats hem position as a measurement, not a style choice. Slim and straight legs are the classic cut — wide cropped legs are a different garment, the culotte — and warm-weather fabrics, cotton twill, linen and stretch denim, keep the style in its season. Workout capris follow their own logic: compression, stretch and a hem that stays clear of gym equipment.
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What capri blog posts are collected here?
Seven posts: Sarah Jessica Parker Sexton Galaxy Capris, Kelly Brook Wearing Zobha and Pheel, Diane Kruger in Criss Cross Capris, and four Vanessa Hudgens posts covering zebra print capris and Soffe workout capris.
Where do capri pants come from?
Capri pants were introduced by designer Sonja de Lennart in 1948 and are named for the Italian isle of Capri, where they became popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Grace Kelly was among the first film stars photographed wearing them there.
What is the difference between capris and cropped pants?
Capris are the narrower term: mid-calf pants in the slim Capri silhouette. Cropped pants is the wider category covering any trouser cut short of the ankle, including wide-leg styles. The questions-and-answers page linked in the topic block below sets out the distinction.
More About Capri and Cropped Pants on Apparel Search
Capri Pants Guides
- Capri Pants in Fashion Influence
- Women's Capri Pants Guide
- Petite Capri Pants Guide
- Plus Size Capri Pants Guide
- Capri vs. Cropped Pants: Questions and Answers