speaking of pants doing the talking..

...these red-hot shorts aren't too shy, either.

I seem to have a thing for colorful bottoms these days, don't I? And short-shorts--which is very out of character. Even when I lived in humid Florida I never went shorter than bermuda length. I think I better start doing some lunges, or this could be scary.....

**I think these images are from style.com, but now I can't find them. If you know, please tell me!

random rambling: resort 2011 favorites

I love the resort shows. It's really the only time you can imagine putting on the things you see on the runways RIGHT NOW and enjoying it. I had a great time looking through everything and imagining what I'd want to pack for my Barcelona trip--among other things. Here are my favorites:

DIANE VON FURSTENBERG

Diane always says in interviews that she creates for the girl who flies... and I can definitely imagine shoving every single piece into my suitcase for an effortlessly chic get away.

JASON WU

If I was going back to Paris this summer, this is what I'd want to wear.

PROENZA SCHOULER

If I WAS going to Copenhagen [tear!], or, hell, nowhere at all.. I'd love to be frolicking around in these looks. By the way... what about those amazing, huge, rainbow-colored bags? Yes, please.

By the looks of things, stripes, shorts, and sex-ed up menswear aren't going anywhere. I need to start a petition to get shorts allowed in the office! ;)

Right now, I'm on the hunt for perfect-summer-weight-pants. Anyone have any tips for a petite girl?

summer friday: chanel resort 2011

I'm sure you fashionistas have seen the amazing looks from Chanel's Resort 2011 collection, but I thought I'd share some of my favorites. I'm in love with the perfect prints, the perfect stripes, the perfect white shirts, the perfect short-shorts... and on, and on.

*all photos from style.com

summer friday: who wears short shorts?

When all of those hot pants/tap shorts/micro-mini shorts started popping up on the Spring 2010 runway shows (like Stella McCartney, above, and Balmain, two photos down), I was almost unfazed. I mean, who would really wear shorts so tiny you practically need a bikini wax??

Apparently lots of people.

I mean, Whitney Port was doing it long before she probably should've been [I recall many a paparazzi shot of bare cheek flapping in silk-tap-short-wind]. But this leather short short is actually, dare I say it?, chic and flattering.

And last night, all I could think of during the Real Housewives of NYC was how amazing Kelly's legs looked in those red hot pants!

There seems to be two secrets to pulling these things off in real life:

1. Find a pair in substantial fabric--sturdy woven, brocade, even leather. With such short/non-existent hems, the heavy fabrics don't make you sweat even in the height of summer.


2. Wear them at night. These suckers seem less outrageous when you consider them as an alternative to the micro-mini skirt or dress. Pair them with a covered-up top, leg-shaping heels and bronzer to the max.

Would you ever try them? I definitely wouldn't go as short as the ladies above, but I might break out some pairs shorter than my usual bermuda-length. We're only young for so long, after all! And from what I've seen, the shorts look isn't dying out as fast as you might think--though luckily the hemlines are growing for fall.