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Friday, September 02, 2011

Pick of the Day: Leatherette Shorts


Have you been anticipating leather shorts since the beginning of summer? I know I have. My fascination was getting really bad as I was looking through eBay and ETSY on a daily basis. Then we received word that H&M were coming out with a black pair for Fall. Who ever their forecaster is should have known that they would sell out in a heartbeat. I missed my chance and couldn't get my hands on a pair. 

Yesterday as always I was reading through many fashionable blogs and stumbled on to one that featured a leatherette pair of shorts. If you are unfamiliar with the term "leatherette", it's the same as "pleather" (plastic leather). I think they changed it to make it sound more luxurious. Since the blogger is petite and they were high waisted, she had cinched it with a belt. Now I don't know if that was out of necessity or not, but the shorts had fit her well. 

With short shorts, it's difficult not to come off as too sexy. I think these shorts solve the dilemma by having a higher waist that balances out the length.


Forever21.com
High Waist Leatherette Short
$16.90

To have it more wearable for the day I would pair it with a looser T, blouse, or sweater. When it starts to get even colder in the mornings you can wear it with tights. The best part of this particular pair of shorts, it comes in 3 more colors- Burgundy, Olive, Teal

I have always liked a more of a vintage feel to my clothes so I picked the burgundy pair to purchase. I think they would look great with jewel tones and neutrals this coming season.


12 comments:

  1. How fun! Love these, but agree with the loose top option for an all day outfit!

    GTBB,
    http://badjoan.blogspot.com
    http://cookingjoan.blogspot.com

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  2. I have also one of these, and I love them!

    http://cookieswardrobe.blogspot.com/

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  3. Bad Joan- Thanks hun. I can't wait to have them in my hands. I want to start wearing them with sweaters, hurry up Fall :)

    Cookie- Thanks for commenting. Which pair did you end up buying? I look forward to sharing my opinion of them as soon as I get them in.

    xx- Albee

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  4. Ooh these would look good with a creme colored chunky oversized sweater!

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  5. Style Journey- I totally agree with you :)
    Thanks for commenting doll. Have a good weekend.
    xx- Albee

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  6. i have yet to find a good fitting pair...when i finally ordered a pair last fall from UO, i was disappointed they were too big. i should have returned them, but i thought i could make it work. i'm going to look into these!

    [oomph.]

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  7. oomph- Awwee, that stinks. What did you end up doing with them? I'm crossing my fingers that I ordered the correct size. For less then $20, it's a good buy, you know? I will diff share my opinion on this one :)
    Have a good weekend. <3- Albee

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  8. The burgundy pair looks great and I agree that nuetrals will look great wiyh it~ looking forward to an OOTD~ ^_^

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  9. Beautiful! I love the idea of leatherette shorts, and what a gorgeous look for the upcoming fall season. I'm especially loving the idea of a burgundy pair. xo veronika

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  10. I'm excited about H&M's leatherette skirt. I don't think I'm "hip" enough for shorts. Did I just make myself sound a billion years old? Haha!

    Jenn

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  11. I love the black.... It's getting colder here, though. Definitely would needs tights underneath.

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