Summer is the season for easy dressing. Just throw on a tank top, slip dress and sandals. With all the skin we’re showing, it’s easy to go from laid back to trashy without even realizing it. Enter the boyfriend short, a longer, looser style that imbues any look with a comfortable elegance and a tomboy cool.
A riff on the classic boyfriend jean, the most popular take on these shorts is, appropriately, denim. Simply slouchy, tastefully distressed, or carelessly cut off, jean shorts have an updated grunge vibe, perfectly suited to the ubiquitous 90s revival trend.
To avoid going full on “blast from the past”, we’ve got a few tips to modernize:
1) The more distressed the bottom; the cleaner and more tailored the top. Buttondowns, blazers, and other tidy menswear touches keep the loose without lapsing into lazy.
2) You can transition these shorts to cooler nights by pairing them with tights and a sweet ballet flat.
3) Feeling a little bold? On trend printed and colored denim options are out there when you want to stand out from the crowd.
We love that little bit of edge that comes from androgynous dressing. Sexy can be rough and tumble, boy next door, and a bit covered up, as well as slinky and skin baring. Just ask your boyfriend!
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