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The video begins with Charli standing on a sidewalk while holding a cigarette and a pair of sunglasses and dressed in a white tank top and a pair of black hot pants.
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Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Back in the 2010s, celebrities paired their wedge sneakers with everything from hot pants to cutoff denim shorts and body-hugging silhouettes like leggings and skinny jeans.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
Byrne wore a white T-shirt under tomato-red overalls; Rodrigo wore tall boots, hot pants, and a matching bra.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Beyond the neoprene pieces, the biggest impact at their debut was their carefree layering of long buttondown shirts tucked into boyshorts and hot pants, letting the layers peek out from underneath.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
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Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Back in the 2010s, celebrities paired their wedge sneakers with everything from hot pants to cutoff denim shorts and body-hugging silhouettes like leggings and skinny jeans.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 13 Jan. 2026
Byrne wore a white T-shirt under tomato-red overalls; Rodrigo wore tall boots, hot pants, and a matching bra.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Beyond the neoprene pieces, the biggest impact at their debut was their carefree layering of long buttondown shirts tucked into boyshorts and hot pants, letting the layers peek out from underneath.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Hot pants.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20pants. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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