The Quiz: What are capri pants named after?
An Italian island
A Greek goddess
The designer’s daughter
A Spanish queen
Capris have been a summertime staple since 1948, when designer Sonja de Lennart debuted the design for these cropped-length pants. The trousers soon became known as “capris,” after the Italian island of Capri, where they were extremely popular in the 1950s and ‘60s. Celebrities including Grace Kelly were photographed wearing the namesake pants on the island, forever cementing them into fashion history.
The correct answer to this quiz is An Italian island.