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rar210 · Marc Jacobs

Anyone Planning To Try This Look?

Tati · Chanel

not me. I couldn't pull it off.
I like the look on some, but others NOT

Boots · Gucci

I know that it's the same concept as a skirt & tights, but the look just seems "off" to me. For me shorts = summer. Maybe it's a regional thing? I suppose I could see people in warmer climates doing it for winter.

Kelly · Hermes

I'm not. I've seen some people pulling it off cute but I don't think I could!

Plus, in the 7th grade my teacher used to always do that (but with flats instead of boots) and I remember hating it on her. That's really all I remember about that woman. Granted, that was in the 90s and a long time ago, but I can't shake that vision/feeling

fairywings · Dooney & Bourke

Yes, when it gets cold enough, I wore this look last year too. However, I usually don't wear boots because in my opinion it's almost impossible to get the right length shorts AND the right height boots. I prefer peep toe wedges in a bold color with black tights. It looks really cute if it's done right.

pollyjean23 · Marc Jacobs

Flashbacks to the early 90s - big time. If I were going to wear tights with shorts, the shorts would be a heck-of-a-lot longer than those. The look does seem more appropriate for New England or the Pacific Northwest.

XtinaStyles · Marc Jacobs

I've always hated the look but sometimes its cute on others.

Suasoria · Chanel

Let me just say this about that...I have black velvet bermudas and there have been a few times I've planned to wear this look with black tights/boots, but haven't yet pulled the trigger. It needs something on top that's a bit more conservative, for balance, and I haven't come up with the right thing.

exsupahero · Kate Spade

i think it could look nice, but it depends on the shorts. im *considering* rocking it this winter.

jj · Kate Spade

i love it in these pics ^^^ but I too have bad '90s flashbacks of wearing my blackwatch plaid shorts, navy tights, penny loafers and turtleneck to high school.

Kelly · Hermes

I do really like the first pic exsupahero posted

Metric · Gucci

jj wrote:

i love it in these pics ^^^ but I too have bad '90s flashbacks of wearing my blackwatch plaid shorts, navy tights, penny loafers and turtleneck to high school.

LOL me too

bloomie · Marc Jacobs

It's really cute but I won't be doing it.

gossipgirl · Dooney & Bourke

I think it can look cute, but I doubt I will try it

Sibeski · Dooney & Bourke

It can be cute, but it's not for me. I'd be a stubby mess.

Claudia · Gucci

I like it, but I don't really wear shorts.

fshnonmymind · Nine West

I barely wear shorts in the summer but did add 2 pairs to my wardrobe this year. I would be interested in trying this look since one is a tweed material, but have to see how it looks before I walk out the house in it.

Vanessa · Kate Spade

I recently tried this look & loved it, got a ton of compliments. I wore a drapey foley & corinna top with bluish-grey shorts. For tights I wore a black pair with black fishnets over them. Wore cute heels with them that made my legs look ultra long.
I love the look of layered tights like this! Looks way cuter than those opaque faux-fishnets.