Nice and kneesy

get the look ... and get it right

Saturday 28 June 1997 18:02 EDT
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Pedal Pushers are oft confused with capri pants, but the former are shorter (a few inches below the knee), while capri pants come a little above the ankle and are often characterised by a slit at the hem. Pedal pushers were very popular in the Fifties and were worn with flat pumps. They can be infinitely glamorous (as our main pic shows) or dressed down rather to be an inbetweeny alternative to trousers or shorts. I guess if you're a high-fashion thing, you can wear them with heels, otherwise this is a look best left to flatties.

Face of the Fifties: actress Kay Kendall in 1958, strikes a glamourpuss pose for the camera in a chic pair of pedal pushers

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