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== Predecessors == The origins of skorts may be related back to earlier garments such as [[bloomers]] and [[harem pants|jupe-culottes]] which grew in popularity in the late 19th century and early 20th century, despite common public disapproval for women wearing pants.<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 March 2019|title=Women And Pants: A Timeline Of Fashion Liberation|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/women-and-pants-fashion-liberation_l_5c7ec7f7e4b0e62f69e729ec|access-date=9 June 2021|website=HuffPost|language=en}}</ref> In 1911, Paul Poiret produced several designs that were a combination of skirts and trousers, and they became known as jupe-culottes or as [[harem pants]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Milbank|first=Caroline Rennolds|title=Paul Poiret|url=https://fashion-history.lovetoknow.com/fashion-clothing-industry/fashion-designers/paul-poiret|access-date=9 June 2021|website=LoveToKnow|language=en}}</ref> Similar to skorts, culottes involve various styles that may appear as a hybrid between pants and skirts.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Borrelli-Persson|first=Laird|title=The Ups and Downs of Culottes|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/the-ups-and-downs-of-culottes-a-brief-history-from-paul-poiret-to-hedi-slimane|access-date=9 June 2021|website=Vogue|date=16 September 2019|language=en-US}}</ref> Skorts are distinguished by their construction as a pair of shorts with material over it to make it appear as a skirt.
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