Every occasion calls for a different look from summer’s go-to piece, linen shorts to leather hot pants. Bike shorts, which were formerly only worn for exercise, have become an essential piece of streetwear, while denim cutoffs are a need for beach outings and backyard cookouts. Boxer shorts and small micro shors have become popular due to the underwear-as-outerwear trend that has occurred more lately. In a recent Instagram post, fashion analyst and trend forecaster Mandy Lee talked about what’s coming up next, speculating that the popularity of slik slip shorts will soon overtake the emergence of bloomers.
Choosing the right style for your summertime short isn’t always simple. It’s not easy to look good and maintain your composure. To provide you ideas, we consulted professionals and examined the street style of famous people. Check out these 14 shot-shot ensembles for this summer.
1. Dressed Up Denim
Although wearing a houndstooth jacket with denim shorts isn’t typically thought of together, the way red and blue complement one another makes the ensemble look unexpectedly well-matched.
Mario Horne, a stylist in New York, suggests matching denim shors with penny loafers, a button-down shirt, and a statement belt.
2. Short Shorts and a Button Down
“When wearing short, shorts I think it’s very important that your proportions are on point,” Horne explains. You can never go wrong with an oversized pristine white button shirt (loosely tucked in the front) and a bold belt to dress up a pair of shot shorts.
3. Short Shorts, Long Jacket
Wearing a long jacket with a pair of micro tiny shots is another approach to make them look balanced. Penny loafers give an elegant look.
4. Oversized Shorts and Riding Boots
Wearing riding boots, Bella Hadid flaunts her equestrian heritage and demonstrates that the “big pants small top” rule also applies to shots.
5. Prep School Casual
Kendall Jenner mixes preppy features (blazer and loafers) with more casual ones (shots and baseball cap) to create the perfect mix of polished and laid back.
6. Athletic Shorts and an Oversized Jacket
What better way to wear the season’s accent color—cherry red—than with a pair of red shots peeking out from under a huge black top? Accessory matching sets it all together.
7. White Denim with a Cardigan and Ballet Flats
Ballet flats look amazing with shots. The pairing feels like a modernised, updated version of the type of trousers we wore with the popular sneaker during its initial release in the 2010s. A cardigan thrown on top creates the ideal sophisticated ensemble for running errands or going to lunch.
8. Matchy Matchy Linen Shorts
Meghan Markle is a style icon; she accessorised a black tank, a white pullover with black trim, and a pair of beige shots. The mix-and-match neutrals provide a polished yet carefree appearance.
9. A Canadian Tuxedo
Wear denim cutoffs with a white crop top and an oversized denim jacket, à la Hailey Bieber, for the easiest of outfit combinations.
10. Dark Denim With an Open Button Down
A sharper white button down and pointed-toe heels look especially great with a darker, more fitted denim shot for a more formal vibe. The style is kept from feeling overly buttoned up by leaving the cuffs free and the button down mostly undone.
11. Bike Shorts and a Blazer
“I also enjoy wearing bits of evening attire mixed with sporty! I would wear anything black! For a night out, wear your black biker shots with an oversized matching satin-lapel blazer layered over a lace corset and pointed-toe kitten heels.”
12. A Short Suit With Sneakers
If you want to wear a shors suit in a less formal atmosphere, counterbalance the formality with trainers and a T-shirt. Bella Hadid demonstrates how to achieve the style here, teaming a tweed jacket with matching shots and a T-shirt, and accessorising with chunky trainers, high socks and tiny sunglasses to create a throwback vibe.
13. Business on the Top, Soccer Practice on the Bottom
Athletic shors counterbalance more fitted items in the same way that a pair of sambas can dress down trousers or add interest to a sundress. The finishing touch are the kitten heels.
14. Knee Highs
Wear knee-high socks in the same colour as your shots to counterbalance all much leg; a blazer and ballet flats complete the schoolboy look.
