[3] Capri pants were introduced by fashion designer Sonja de Lennart in 1948,[4] and were popularized by her[citation needed] and English couturier Bunny Roger.

[6] The actress Audrey Hepburn was among the first movie stars who wore capris, and the pants quickly became synonymous with her classic style.

The French actress Brigitte Bardot famously wore capri pants at a time when trousers were still a new fashion for women.

[8] Capri pants were popularized in the United States in the 1960s television series The Dick Van Dyke Show.

The character Laura Petrie, the young housewife played by Mary Tyler Moore, caused a fashion sensation – and some mild controversy – by wearing close-fitting capri pants throughout the show's run[9][10][11] (capris that were later referred to as 1950s hausfrau[12]).