You may not think it, but over the course of 2009, The Fashion Police learned to like, if not exactly to love, a few items of clothing that we’d previously always considered to be crimes of fashion.
We learned, for instance, to like high waists on certain items of clothing.
We learned that tartan, if done right, can actually be quite refreshing.
What we did not and will not accept, however, that this combination of the two, as applied to these knee-length shorts from Topshop, which were another find by Fashion Super-Sleuth, Mousy, could be acceptable to us under any circumstances. Because, as Mousy correctly points out, they look a lot like boxers, and not even Topshop’s suggestion, "tuck in a tee and wear with thick tights and lace-up boots" can ever remove that association from our minds now.
If, on the other hand, you think these are just the way to start 2009, they’re £38. You’re welcome.
I’m thinking “american granny on the golf course” and that’s really not a look I’m going for. It’s the turn-ups, not that they would be great without them, but the turn-ups say “city shorts for old ladies”.
If they were short shorts, they might just be OK.
Top Shop’s suggestion makes me think of Russ Abbot.
Are those really knee-length?
They look too short.
And I really think that if they’re high-waited short-shorts, they’re fine.
These would give you both the round belly ‘o doom and the chopped leg silhouette of long shorts. PASS.
I think you really have to be super skinny to wear these, even with a slight belly.. NO. I believe they could look good, why wouldn’t they? With a nice polo they’d make an outstanding preppy look.
These are really nice but £38 is pushing it.