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More shorts. It's all I wear now , apparently.

Anonymous

Shorts are just so darn easy. Pop a loose fitting top over, throw on some wedges, casual jewellery (beads and wood here) , grab a straw bag, and off we go. Headed out to pick up some stuff from my dealer- lol (vintage textiles) , another stop at the grocery store (UGH - why do I keep missing 3 things on the list every time I go?) and 3 store visits for work. This outfit works just fine for work on a hot, hot, hot summer Friday. This is my version of #4 - a work/casual hybrid

golf shorts - Lisette (Mtl )
cotton blouse (Laundry - old) (perfect cotton, never ever wrinkles or needs pressing)
suede espadrilles - H&M (in a perfect world, one would wear a wedge without ankle straps here, but this is what I have)
Apple watch, Mudpie beaded earrings, N&S wood bangles
Bobbi Brown Crushed Liquid Lip in Mango Mood - seriously blotted off and then went into the garbage. WAY too intense when left as is and I know it will creep into every wrinkle above my lip line. Grr.
Scent - Chanel no19

Have a great Friday everyone !

p.s. one photo taken in bathroom to experiment with better lighting ; side view makes the blouse puff out, it is not all me in there !

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28 replies

Latest reply was from rachylou

Mirjana

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Beautiful! I like how you wear shorts, the best way.

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

I love the blouse! It's KILLER on you, and just divine with the beaded earrings. Very pretty, and fable African! It looks great with the shorts! Fun shoes too

I like your darker hair, and that it's a bit longer at the sides. FWIW, softer and more current to my eye.

Helena

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Fab and so polished ... love this, and the blouse looks great for a hot day ... coverage, but airy.

RobinF

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Such pretty details here. I would die in those heels but they show off your legs nicely!

kellygirl

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Simply fantastic! This is such a perfect example of an elevated shorts outfit. I love it.

Anonymous

Angie - I know my hair could be more current . It's always on my mind, and I fear I'm turning into my mother with the same hair style for her entire adult life. My experiment with looser, longer (relatively speaking ) hair lasted all of a week after my first post-quarantine haircut. I don't have great hair to work with, unfortunately, (very fine and thinning pretty dramatically around my forehead where my cowlicks are). Dead straight and with zero texture and is changing seemingly daily. Keeping it short and precise is the only way I know how to keep it looking decent but I know I need to move on. Too many layers (Sharon Stone cut) and it looks too thin, but too few are just as bad. I'm on a regimen of vitamins and supplements as well as thickening shampoo daily. Wish I had a head like yours or Suz's and I'd buzz it all off into a classic pixie. I can fall into the old-lady look with too much spray and product - but the alternative is looking like a drowned rat. (btw : colour is just a toner-refresh. It's dark for a week-10 days and then starts fading. I'll likely have to do this for a few months until the bleached stuff is cut off)

Christina F.

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I for one like your hair, and your outfit! It’s fresh and summery. The lipstick is also well coordinated.

Preppy Pear

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Ha! You look like you should be wearing no. 19! What a great outfit- that blouse is fantastic.

MsMaven

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I call this a dressy shorts outfit--very coordinated and chic. Love the blouse and the earrings.

Anonymous

That lipstick is a great color on you! You do shorts so well!

Suz

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Oooh. Love the blouse with the earrings!

This is a version of 3 and 4 -- dressy and stripes! And the lipstick is really pretty on you.

Those golf shorts look a heck of a lot dressier than I would expect!

You look fantastic in shorts. No wonder you like wearing them!

Runcarla

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What about this, Lisa? I’ve added it to my hair inspo, but don’t know if I have the right texture. I really, really, like it and think it looks like ‘you’. I don’t know when Jane Fonda had this style, but it looks more modern then some of her ‘do’s.

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Chris987

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Great outfit, and I especially like the way you styled the blouse with solid black so the blouse can take center stage. Interesting that you are wearing golf shorts. I don't golf (except for one work outing), but golf shorts could be a good option to look at for longer shorts which I do prefer.

Joy

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You look amazing in shorts. Every time I look at your photos, the black seems too dark for your coloring, especially with the black shoes.
The blouse is wonderful. I would like to see it with white, or olive or light grey or watermelon shorts, but keep wearing those golf shorts. Try the black ones with a lighter colored shoe or sandal.

Anonymous

Thanks Joy I do wear this blouse with white jeans . This is the first time I’ve worn it with black . I don’t really wear pale grey in the summer and watermelon isn’t on my radar . Not a fan of those colours in general on me ! I agree the black sandals could be harsh . Will definitely try the shorts with something else next time .

Carla - if only I don’t have the hair for this look . I sure wish I did though . I‘ve inherited my mother’s fine thin hair with a big lightbulb forehead . I’m trying not to think about it .

Anonymous

Chris - I actually own lots of golf clothes . Kind of in my DNA Golf shorts and skorts are so perfect for my summer lifestyle . Washable , stretch technical fabrics and great cuts .

slim cat

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Great outfit! The blouse is stunning, the shorts are dressy and all accessories are pretty perfect - love!

Mainelady

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Head to toe, I love this! I think your hair looks great. The color and the cut look good to me. Oooh! That blouse! Fantastic! I really like it with the black earrings, shorts and wedges. Summer chic.

kkards

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I just have to comment on your flawless skin...its fab...as its this outfit. Love the longer dresser shorts and that blouse, now i see how you wear boho in summer, it’s tailored and pressed underneath but boho outward facing.
This is how to do dressy shorts!

Eliza

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Great look from head to toe; shorts are great on you and your attention to detail always elevates your looks. Like the hair style, too. You make me want to up my game! It’s been a bit redundant here since “safer at home” made sense.

cjh

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Love the top, somehow sharp yet floral-summer fun. You look polished, cool and active.

JP

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I love everything in your outfit and so happy to see the shoe selection. You look amazing.

Janet

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You do sophisticated shorts so well. Love this outfit, and I also like your hair this way too!

Angie

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Lisa P, I love your hair with the softer longer sides the way you have it now. Looks plenty current and fabulous! Milk it

We all have to work with the type of hair and lifestyle we have. I soooo get what you mean about "short and precise" hair being the best way to go. I lean that way a lot too. Like right now, I have days where I want to cut it all off.....

I have very fine, thinning, and fly away hair. And a walking lifestyle in the elements. Lots of rain, wind, hoods and beanies! I can't have the hairstyle I really want. I try to make the best of what I have!

lyn67

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Shorts is not really my thing, but man, you do have great toned legs and wear them so well! Love the stylish wedges, even if dark-they flatter your legs and give some contrast-now that you have darker hair-so it's not a bad choice at all. Of course lighter shoes will always be great, too. The blose is so stylish with the longer to hips length and more volume. Earings and all...Perfect and YLF, Lisa!

lyn67

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Ref. hair, I share your fears of having the same style for an entire life-(at least you change color often:-)). I also have the same thin, flat, no texture, thinning hair you keep it bossing around so well in the end as I consider your cuts always up to date, and a great inspiration for my own self as well!

Jaime

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Well you know I am going to say I love your hair despite all your issues. The darker color has so much more character (imho). But your outfit is also fantastic. Those H&M shoes look like a million bucks on you. Top is perfect. Shorts are just right too!

rachylou

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Ok now, this is the kind of shorts wearing I like: dressy

OT: I’m reading a romance novel about a vintage fabrics dealer, lol