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The European fashion designer Sonja de Lennart invented the famous Capri pants in 1948.

Well known as Capris, long or three-quarter shorts, they end below the knee and calf. The

pants name comes from the Italian isle of Capri, where they rose to popularity in the late

1950s and early 1960s. First only worn by women, they later became popular also with men in many countries, especially in Europe and Latin America . Sonja de Lennart studied the skillful trade of tailoring and the customizing of garments after attending

a business school in Breslau to fulfill her dream of becoming a fashion designer.

After World War II ended , de Lennart began to produce fashion wear and opened her first boutique. In that same year, she created a wide-swinging skirt with a wide belt, a blouse , and hat. Her design collection became known as the Capri Collection. Three years later when women were wearing the typical wide and rather masculine pants, de Lennart created the sexy tight three-quarter length Capri pants with the stylish short slit on the outer-side of the pant leg. The original classic Capri Pants were designed in specific lengths for winter and summer wear De Lennart became one of the most innovative European fashion designers.

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