Claude Montana. Culottes, Top and Dress. A-line culottes, four inches below mid-knee or lower calf length, have front and back gathered into waistband, side front buttoned closing and side seam pockets. Loose-fitting, straight top or dress, three inches below mid-knee length has extended shoulders, shaped collar, front-buttoned band closing, front tucked into self-lined yokes with forward shoulder seams, buttoned patch pocket and short sleeves with turn-back cuffs or full length sleeves pleated into shaped, buttoned cuffs.