The Long and Short of it...

Depending on your climate, shorts can be included into your wardrobe all year round. In Cape Town the weather is more hot than it is cold so in the mid-winter we have many opportunities to wear shorts. But we have also started styling them up instead of, dare I say it- just wearing a t-shirt and slip-slops.



DSQUARED as designers are big fans of the short short, and of course they look incredible on the physique of their impeccably sculpted models, like Chad White. But one must be sure they are going to look good in them above the knee if they are adequately built below the knee.




Two weeks ago I was frustrated with a pair of chino-styled trousers because of the fit of the leg, so I cut them below the knee and folded them up three times. I did the same with an old pair of guess jeans to a similar effect. You don't always have to spend to get the look you want. But you can be creative and dress them more smartly with shirts and casual loafers or Boat shoes.