Fashion Friday: shorts for summer (and beyond)

Who wears short shorts? Short answer: everybody.

Shorts were everywhere on the runways of Paris and New York, but not your mother’s gym shorts. Shorts have become ladylike, with styles for every age and stage of life. There were preppy shorts on the Luella runway, loose boxers from Chloe, and structured boxers from Marc by Marc Jacob. Prada and Paul Smith showed white (and structured). Gwyneth was spotted on the streets in walking shorts, a look that shows leg, but is decidedly polished.

So it is not about the Seventies hot pants thing, especially when shorts are balanced with tops that cover the arms: long-sleeve jackets, shirts, Ts, even layers.

Fashion maven Alice Sykes offers a simple formula for getting it right: the older you are, the longer your shorts should be.

Kristin Holbrook predicts shorts will still have legs into the fall, but worn with tights and boots.

To learn more, click the “play” button and listen to Kristin’s podcast.