How to Wear City Shorts

City shorts are to pants what the mini-skirt is to dresses. City shorts can be worn in a professional casual setting. They are suitable for the office on those hot summer days as well as a night on the town. The following steps will show you the correct way to wear city shorts.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Purchase shorts that sit just below the waist line. The cuffs should hang at knee length and be no higher than about 3 inches above the knee.

2. Make sure your shorts are loose fitting to look your best. Tight city shorts are never pretty.

3. Wear high heels with your city shorts to keep the professional look. For casual looks, wear sandals or wedges.

4. Wear a matching blazer with your city shorts in the office. Throw on a casual top if you are not going for the professional look.

5. Accessorize with a purse and jewelry. Wear classy jewelry, such as pearls, with your outfit to dress it up, or wear simple small pieces of jewelry to dress it down.

Tips & Warnings

• Don't wear flats with your city shorts. The only way to pull off the look in flats is if you have very long, thin legs.
• Don't wear a belt with your city shorts when tucking the shirt in.
• Be careful of pasty white legs. Wear pantyhose under your city shorts if your legs are super white or if you are in an office setting.

[denisepapas]

on 4/28/2009 Good to know about the 'No Flats' rule. I love the look of city shorts but thought I might be too short for them.. any tips? Great article!

[denisepapas]

on 4/28/2009 Good to know about the 'No Flats' rule. I love the look of city shorts but thought I might be too short for them.. any tips? Great article!