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"There&amp;#x27;s a scene in that age-old classic Never Been Kissed starring Drew Barrymore and David Arquette where cool brother Rob (Arquette) questions geeky sister Josie (Barrymore) about her pants.&amp;quot;Err...are those pants or a skirt?&amp;quot; Barrymore proudly says &amp;quot;They&amp;#x27;re gaucho pants. I got them on sale!&amp;quot; Culottes, skort or gaucho pants&amp;amp;mdash;we&amp;#x27;re talking about the same thing&amp;amp;mdash;extremely wide cropped trousers that almost resembles a skirt when your legs are together. I should have been put off by that Never Been Kissed scene, but then again, the particular specimen that Barrymore&amp;#x27;s character was wearing were a strange grey-ish blue colour and not particularly exciting. However for spring, when trousers are going to be billowing, wider and generally looser in fit, Topshop brought me to these culottes and suddenly I&amp;#x27;m longing to be teased for wearing gaucho pants. To illustrate how much volume they have, Mother Nature was on my side and the wind on my balcony here captures how much fabric there is flapping about in these pants. In a way, with their tendency to look like a skirt from some angles, these gaucho pants are a slightly easier beast to negotiate with than a pair of full-blown flares. With a pair of platform heels or even the new buzzy shoe hybrid&amp;amp;mdash;the flatform&amp;amp;mdash;there&amp;#x27;s something quite coquettish about this slightly maligned trouser shape. I also see that Topshop also has them in this Cath Kidson-style floral print. Here&amp;#x27;s to other stores following suit and taking up Josie Grossie&amp;#x27;s pre-makeover fashion savvy. Damn, I really do know this film scarily well. Photos: Susie Lau, Topshop Your opinions are always in style. Click here to take our quick survey about the new site and be entered for a chance to win one grand prize ($2,000 Intermix gift card) or one of five $500 Intermix gift cards.* *NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. To enter and for full rules, including alternate method of entry, click here. Starts 12:01 AM EST 2/2/11 and ends 11:59 PM ET 2/21/11. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States/DC, 18 or older as of the date of entry, except employees of Sponsor/Administrator, their immediate families and those persons living in the same household. Void outside the 50 United States/DC and where prohibited. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received. ARV of 1 grand prize: $2000 and 5 first prizes: $500 each. Sponsor/Administrator: Conde Nast."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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