What to wear this weekend: Savour the last of summer in shorts

09/07/2023

What to wear this weekend: FEMAIL says savour the last of summer in shorts

Choose a co-ord to give the humble shorts an air of sophistication
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A FEAR OF SHORTS

I’ve regretted the lack of summer weather this year — our family holiday in Somerset could have used at least one hour of blue sky — but it brought a hidden blessing. No shorts.

A few years ago I got rid of all the shorts in my life.

Yes, they are the most comfortable and practical clothing for hot weather, but shorts — like headbands, mini-skirts and Peter-Pan collars — have an age limit, and I realised I had passed it well over a decade earlier.

I had also stopped being able to find a pair I liked or that suited me. Chino shorts? I just can’t.

Denim reminded me of Daisy Duke, khaki left me feeling like Indiana Jane and I have neither the thighs nor the audacity for cycling shorts.

Shirt, £170 and shorts, £110, cefinn.com; sunglasses, £125, cubitts.com; jute bag, £55, aspiga.com; flip-flops, £15, prettylittlething.com

CHIC YET COMFY

Anyway, I’m now facing a sudden week of scorching last-gasp summer and I have solved my shorts dilemma.

I have found a pair, and a way to wear them, that is comfortable, practical, but also chic.

Loose-fit with an elasticated waist — almost boxer shorts but suitable for daywear — they are everything I have been looking for: light and airy, and comfortable.

And if you wear them right, they’re effortlessly elegant, too.

GO FOR MATCHING SET

So how does a grown woman wear shorts?

This is where the co-ord comes in: matching sets are a sophisticated way to wear something that is anything but sophisticated, taking the humble shorts a long way from the idea of men’s underwear.

And the end-of-season sales are the perfect time to invest.

You’ve got today and tomorrow to pick up a set before what looks like being the best weekend of the year weather-wise.

NOW SHOP THE TREND…

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Sporty & Rich at net-a-porter.com

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