If we look at the proposals for spring-summer, it is safe to say that hot pants are destined to become one of the strongest trends of 2023. More skimpy, and from the most iconic catwalks to celeb style icons who wear them with sheer stockings on the skin or to events as well as in everyday life, this trend is raging.
characterized by a (very) mini format, closer to culottes or breeches than shorts hot pants 2023 (the name of which was coined by WWD in 1970) is not new, but a remake of a historical costume. Created by Emilio Pucci in 1956, taken up by Saint Laurent in the late 60s, they are made famous by English model Twiggy, icon of Swinging London, and Jane Birkin. The minimal length of the hot pants, a few centimeters below the crotch, completely exposed the legs, taking Mary Quant’s subversive approach to the mini to the extreme.
In 1973 Oliviero Toscani signed one of his most famous shots: the hot pants worn by model Donna Jordan for the Jesus Jeans campaign.
Between the late 70s and early 80s, with the advent of disco music, very short shorts returned in bright colors and glittery textures, worn with subtle tops and platforms, while more recently, the 2000s At the beginning, they enter the pop imagination thanks to stars such as Britney Spears or Beyoncé and their pyrotechnic performances.
Hot pants are the protagonists on the most important catwalks of spring summer 2023, fall in a thousand versions. Encrusted with pearls and rhinestones at Chanel, woven at Cortez, sequined at Dolce & Gabbana, minimalist at Chloé, just to name a few. And again, Valentino provides them with a high-waisted sartorial cut, combined with a transparent voile blouse, in Etro exotic printed motifs.
Wearing hot pants is easier than they seem: With the visual effect of elongating legs, they go with practically everything, from a bustier top to a lightweight sweater, for an unprecedentedly elegant effect. For voile blouse. To create a game of contrasting volumes, however, they are worn with an oversized blazer or long duster coat, or with sheer dresses or skirts that allow them to be glimpsed on the Miu Miu catwalk.
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This article was originally published in Vogue Spain
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