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Hot Pants and Knee Boots
Women's Style · 1970s

Hot Pants and Knee Boots

Hot pants were very short shorts that were often paired with tall boots for a bold daytime look. They were a playful and daring trend that captured the spirit of early 1970s fashion.

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The term hot pants was popularized by the fashion trade newspaper Women's Wear Daily in 1970.

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