Capris
From The Fashion Dictionary
Capri's are a type of pants that end mid-calf or just below the calf. The pants were first designed by Sonja de Lennart, a European fashion designer, in 1948. They became popular in the United States during the 1960’s and after a drop in popularity once again became a popular fashion trend in the 2000’s. Lennart named the pants after an Italian island whose name was 'Capris' and the pants not surprisingly because incredibly popular here during the late fifties and early sixties.
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SHOE PAIRINGS
Ballet flats and Mary Jane's are the most popular shoes to pair with Capri pants. This is due to the fact that they are flat shoes that help balance the look of the short pants.
DO'S AND DON'TS
A commonly held belief among many women is that Capri's should NOT be worn by short or overweight women since the pants will further accentuate these attributes. Capri's are acceptable however in all types of weather as long as one doesn't wear them in extremely cold weather that would cause discomfort – this is never fashionable.
It is also believed that wearing too many layers on the upper half isn't good either because it doesn't provide much balance and just looks bad.
IN POP CULTURE
Capri pants have been seen on such popular shows as The Dick Van Dyke Show (worn by the main character Laura Petrie) and in the blockbuster film Pulp Fiction. Several of the characters also were seen wearing them in the hit HBO series Sex and the City.
The pants' spike in popularity in the United States during the 1960's was due in large part to the fact that Laura Petrie sported them on the hit TV show (at the time) The Dick Van Dyke Show. It is up for debate if the pants resurgent popularity in the 2000's was due to Uma Thurman's character wearing them in Pulp Fiction.