Editing Skort (section)

==History==
Initially called "trouser skirts", skorts were developed to provide more freedom to do activities (such as sports, gardening, cleaning, or bike riding), and give the appearance of a skirt. At first, skorts were not deemed appropriate to be worn during any non-athletic activity.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/skort-history|title=How the Skort Went From Rebellious Garment to Athleisure Staple|first=Tanya|last=Basu|date=21 September 2017|website=Atlas Obscura|access-date=29 January 2019}}</ref>

[[Montgomery Ward]] claimed in their 1959 Spring/Summer catalog to have invented the garment they called a skort.  It was a short knife or accordion pleated skirt with an attached [[Bloomers (clothing)|bloomer]] underneath.  Years later, the term was applied to a pair of shorts with a flap of fabric across the front (and often the back) making the garment appear to be a skirt.  In recent years, the term skort has been given to any skirt with an attached pair of shorts.