I know many ladies who say culottes look awkwardly ugly and create an unbalanced wide-leg silhouette. In fact, you should treat them as you would a midi skirt. In today’s article we are going to see my favorite ways how to wear culottes in real life. What I love about these bottoms the most, is the versatility, allowing you to wear culottes with plenty of pieces you already own in your closet. Everyone is wearing culottes, starting from street style stars to editors and A-listers.

A perfectly coordinated mustard outfit that consists of funky culottes, velvet light peach heeled pumps and A-line printed blazer.

It’s officially an “It” silhouette for this season. Sure, the fist impression might be quite unclear, as you can find these bottoms unfaltering and unwearable. Think of these gauchos as if it’s your favorite midi skirt. You are free to pair them with everything, starting from cropped jackets and heels to sexy boots and sweaters. All in all, it’s time to see how to wear culottes like a street-style pro, all you need is to take a look through these awesome outfit ideas and let me know know what you think in the comments below.

A blush silken sleeveless top is tucked in high-waisted brown leather culottes completed with a black leather belt. In love with strappy brown heeled sandals:

Off-shoulder grey sweater is tucked in shortened black culottes. Complete this look by adding cool aviator shades, statement satchel bag and sexy heels:

A kind of rock chic Tomboyish vibe is felt in this look. We see a black leather jacket draped over lace white blouse tucked in high-waisted tailored black culottes completed with cuffed heeled pumps:

Halter neck sleeveless crop top in black color looks damn hot worn with navy culottes:

Bright pink high-waisted culottes are styled with a printed sleeveless blouse. Complete this look by adding mirrored shades and pink sandals:

Keep it all in white! Go for a classy blazer, cropped top and loose-fit culottes. Complete this outfit by adding silvery sandals:

When I see this look, I automatically think of business. Young lady appears in all black suit that consists of a black blazer, matching color culottes, light grey tee and pointed-toe black pumps:

An ideal outfit for day-offs. We see black tank cropped top tucked in white culottes. Complete this outfit by adding fancy white sunglasses and fringed black heeled sandals:

Business casual day is here and you better think of something relaxed and ladylike. Go for navy culottes, white V-neck top and cover it with a semi-sheer printed shirt. Complete your look by adding navy pumps and aviator sunglasses:

That’s a pretty outfit for festival weekends. Try on white high-waisted culottes and pair them with an off-shoulder pastel-blue blouse and cuffed platform sandals:

Black-white vertical striped culottes look awesome styled with fuchsia sleeveless top, black leather jacket and sexy pointed-toe pumps in black leather:

We see tailored white high-waisted culottes worn with white T-shirt covered with a cropped brown leather wrap tight vest and strappy brown leather sandals:

Miroslava Duma is covered in a dark burgundy outfit that consists of high-waisted tailored culottes, high-neck top, short blazer and platform velvet pumps:

Olivia Palermo look pretty chic wearing nautical inspired outfit that consists of navy structured blazer, black knitted top tucked in wrap white loose-fit culottes completed with black pointed-toe pumps and statement black cat-eye sunglasses:

Here we see Olivia Palermo clad in all grey look that features pleated culottes:

A perfect model off-duty look! Young lady is wearing a short multi-colored cardigan, black cropped top and lightweight short culottes. The outfit is completed thanks to military boots and structured shoulder bag:

Color-blocking slim-fit pullover is tucked in black culottes completed with chunky heeled sandals:

White loose and relaxed fit culottes are styled with high-neck sleeveless black top: