Dear Girlfriends -

While at the Essence Music Festival this past week/weekend, I discovered there were a lot of short short wearing fashionistas!  Some pulled it off without a hitch while others … well we won’t go there. 

If you have legs you want to show off, a pair of short shorts is one clothing item that should be in your summertime wardrobe. The new generation of short shorts draws inspiration from all sorts of styles—from retro sailor pants to 1980s running shorts.  And the shorts come in all shapes, colors and styles … from bubble shorts to cigar inspired shorts. 

Faux denim short features front welt pockets, belt loops, and cuffed hem ($19.00).  Strapless chambray jumper with Swiss dot detailing throughout. Cut with a high waist and short shorts. Finished with a faux button placket at the chest. Side pockets ($38.00).  Tailored short with contrast piping on front slash pockets. Casual enough to wear with our basics, refined enough to wear with our embroidered tops ($69.00).  Perfectly paired with dressy tops, these Sateen Shorts features a sateen fabric, notched side seams, ornate buttons, two front faux beasom pockets, piping trim at the waistband, and a zipper fly with a double button closure ($22.99).  A pair of linen shorts … with all that is constricting in the world today, your clothes don’t have to be. Be yourself, be creative, be free.  Go for a vintage look with these Polkadot Shorts featuring a polkadot fabric, cuffs with buttoned tabs, pleat details, two front slash pockets, two back faux beasom pockets ($22.99).  Strapless jumper cut in a ladylike silhouette with a nipped-in high waist and full short shorts. Finished with a sweetheart neckline ($58.00).

Cotton Sateen Cuffed Short

Denim Cuffed Shorts

Free People Linen Shorts

Polkadot Shorts

Sateen Shorts

Sweetheart Jumper

And don’t forget girls … develop an attitude to go with your short shorts. The attitude is yours to choose, so focus on what you hope to project with your short shorts. You might be wearing them to feel sexy; you might be showing off your athletic body. If you match your attitude to your short shorts, you can exude exactly what you want to as you wear them.

I don’t blame the fashionistas, the weather was humid … the music was hot and the food was amazing!  Being a native New Orleanian … I too plan to buy my shorts soon.

Until the next style adventure,

Monica