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April 24, 2024
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The hot pants wave: see how to adopt them in looks

Very short high-waisted shorts worn by 50s pin ups, popular in the 1970s disco era, hot pants have returned to parties and the streets. Hot pant is a piece that makes the intermediate between the shorts and the panties.

In the 1950s it was a short, tight-fitting shorts that could still be called shorts. In the 70's the piece had its heyday, gained a few inches in the back and variety of fabrics, some of them wider.

She took off the streets for the catwalks when Mary Quant, fashionable stylist of the time caught the trend and took her to her collections. According to the image consultant Claudia Piantini, she caused frisson not only for aesthetics, but for the historical value for women's history.

The most famous hot pant in history is the one that actress Lynda Cartner dressed in the Wonder Woman TV series in the 1970s. Another famous serial character who has worn a hot pant was Carrie Bradshaw of Sex and The City.

In Brazil since 2010 this piece has been appearing on catwalks and magazines. In the soap opera Joia Rara da Globo has gained popularity and every day gets more fans. But before adopting the piece, Claudia Piantini advises a wardrobe and life style analysis to see if the hot pants really fit you.

A woman is visually interesting when she expresses her personality in her clothes, otherwise she will become a character and characters are only interesting in fiction. In real life, the truer, the more beautiful and expressive your image will be, so the garment you wear will only interact to enhance you ?, says the expert.

Today hot pants are called both the bottom of high-waisted butt-covered bikinis that give a modern, well-behaved look to the beach / pool environment, as well as the side-dug microshort in bold urban production.

Hot pants provide a casual, fresh look if worn in harmony. “You have to be attentive and careful not to go overboard. It is a very sensual piece, but if used correctly, demonstrates safety and gives the image of a woman who knows her style ?, says the consultant.

Looks with hot pants the summer

Because hot pant leaves much of your body exposed, it is ideal for summer. In the shorts version, for those with the body in order, or in the bikini version, which matches even for those who are not so healed body.

Blogger Flávia Desgranges (first photo) opted for a studded model, combined with a loose and hollow tank top that along with the cap gave a street look, even if she is jumping. Blogger Camila Coutinho (second photo), who has a beautiful body, chose to make a style wearing a bikini with hot pant style panties. Already the model of the third photo has a body closer to the reality of most Brazilian, she opted for hot pant to keep the belly in place.

Looks with mid-season hot pants

Hot pants are also popular for days that start warm and end cold. To get it right, you can wear a 80's shirt, jacket, tights and a boho look with a hat, as in the first look.

Wearing them with wool blouse and booties, as in blogger Ana Loureiro's look in the second photo is a good option. Or go out in the day with hot pants and blouse and at night cast off with a jacket? as in the look of blogger Flávia Desgranges? or with a plaid flannel shirt, as Miley Cyrus did. Her look is ideal for outdoor festivals, is cool, mud-proof and cautious (the shirt can be worn to warm or style tied at the waist).

Hot pants looks for the club

Sexy, hot pants are good companions for the club. Using as Julia Petit, with transparency on top or as in the second photo, with noble fabrics like velvet and chain bag, gives more elegance to the look.

8 tips for wearing hot pants without error

Whether on the beach or in the city, in midsummer or early winter, image consultant Claudia Piantini has given clear tips for those who want to join this piece.

Like any and every garment, we must first understand what it expresses in our image and whether what we are wearing has any identification with our personality.
The styles that best match the piece are sexy, dramatic and creative, as these three visual universes will seek identification in this piece. The sexy search for sensuality and attention, the dramatic search for a strong and contemporary image, and the creative expresses the identity of fashion, a way to put information in your look.
The hot pant shorts style is not suitable for those who are overweight, women with thick legs and / or wide hips should also avoid if they do not want to emphasize these characteristics.
In everyday life, wear them in more relaxed places with flat shoes.
At night for a ballad look for darker shades and heavier shoes.
High sandals usually do not fit well with hot pants. Heeled shoes yes, but take care of the height of this heel and also the accessories that will match this piece. Sophistication strives for balance. As it is a short shorts, with well dug lines, he already has a lot of visual information ?, explains Claudia.
The value of this piece is in the combinations that you can make with it, for example if you wear something very tight, you may be very impactful, and if you put a very wide blouse may not be visually interesting, the interesting thing is to evaluate well your body shapes, colors and accessories.
An interesting tip is to wear bikini-style hot pant in overlaps with a transparent dress or skirt, for example, tulle:? This joke is part of a macro trend called Atelier, which is when you create your way of wearing clothes. For example, dress pants, tulle jeans? Exemplifies.