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Shorts for All Hours

Mmkay, so now that I’ve indulged my impulse to make fashion meaningful (just scroll down), let’s discuss both the white shorts pictured and the High Waisted Luxe Shorts to which I previously referred (both Forever 21, $24.80 and $19.80, respectively). The white jean shorts are a bit too bootylicious for heels or wedges, but with flats and a tucked in button-down, they’re uber cute daytime garb. The color and material of the luxe shorts makes them evening-appropriate despite their slightly scandalous length - they’re hot by themselves, smokin’ with wedges but slutty when paired with a tight top. Tread carefully.

I purchased both pairs of shorts on a Saturday, which is one of the more idiotic things I’ve done. Why, you ask? Because - on Saturdays - every single European and Midwestern tourist makes a pilgrimage from Times Square to Forever 21.

It was 3:00, I was meeting a friend at 3:30, the line for the dressing room was ten minutes and the checkout line was at least twenty. I thought I was effed, until I realized that I could try on the shorts, see if they fit, go meet my friend and buy the shorts on my way back to Brooklyn. My brilliant plan worked; I didn’t have to subject my friend to my tardiness or to the store’s insanity, and I still scored two pairs of shorts for under $50.

Where shopping’s concerned, there is always a way, people. Always.