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There are denim shorts, and then, there are Daisy Dukes. Those are the extra-short cutoffs made famous by and named after Catherine Bach<\/strong>\u2018s character in the TV hit The Duke of Hazzard.<\/em> The look is so timeless that more than three decades after the action-comedy premiered in 1979, Daisy Duke shorts are still all the rage among celebrities.<\/p>\n The shorts aren\u2019t for the faint of heart, as they need to be cut as high as possible on the thigh to show off as much leg as possible. Of course, the look is a staple for\u00a0lean and long-legged models<\/a>\u00a0such as\u00a0Kendall Jenner<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Hailey Bieber<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Kaia Gerber<\/strong><\/a>, who all love to flaunt their tiny Daisy Dukes with a T-shirt for a casual yet sexy look.<\/p>\n Catherine not only made the shorts famous, but she was also\u00a0the brainchild behind the look<\/a>. \u201c[The creators] wanted me to wear a poodle skirt that matched the tablecloth. I said, \u2018You want me to match the tablecloth? That\u2019s demeaning to women.\u2019 They went, \u201cWe didn\u2019t come up with that!\u201d the actress told\u00a0Fox News<\/em><\/a>\u00a0during an April 2019 interview.<\/p>\n She continued, \u201cThey took me across the street from Warner Brothers and sure enough, there were these older ladies waitressing at this little Italian restaurant wearing poodle skirts that matched the tablecloth.\u201d Catherine then explained how a country music legend helped inspire what is now such an iconic look.<\/p>\n \u201cI had go-go boots, a white turtleneck and a blonde wig because the [show\u2019s] creator loved\u00a0Dolly Parton<\/strong><\/a>,\u201d she recalled. \u201cI thought, \u2018We need a costume change.\u2019 So, I got my jean shorts that I could never get even, with cowboy boots and a little top \u2026 They loved it.\u201d And the rest is history \u2026 fashion history!<\/p>\n Jessica Simpson<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0helped a new generation understand the power of Daisies when she was cast in the role Catherine originated in 2005\u2019s\u00a0The Dukes of Hazzard<\/em>\u00a0film. The singer-turned-actress\u00a0worked out hard<\/a>\u00a0to have\u00a0shapely legs and a rounder tush<\/a>\u00a0to fit into the shorts. She trained with weights and did aerobic work, though her main exercises to tone those body parts were lunges and squats. It sure paid off, as Jess set the bar for wearing Daisy Dukes to perfection..\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n