{"id":346462,"date":"2013-07-18T22:04:21","date_gmt":"2013-07-18T14:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/how-to-wear-shorts-346462.html"},"modified":"2019-05-04T13:13:42","modified_gmt":"2019-05-04T05:13:42","slug":"how-to-wear-shorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/galerie\/how-to-wear-shorts-346462.html","title":{"rendered":"How To Wear Shorts?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/07\/fendi-van-noten-catwalk-shorts.jpg\"><span style=\"display: block;\" class=\"wrap-img\" id=\"wrap-img-1980\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" class=\" wp-image-1980 img-responsive  alignleft\" alt=\"fendi-van noten-catwalk-shorts\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/07\/fendi-van-noten-catwalk-shorts.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"495\" \/><\/span><\/a><strong>Marie France answers:<\/strong><\/p>  <p>You can definitely wear shorts in the city, but with a few conditions. First forget about the ripped mini denim shorts and leave them for the beach or lazy afternoons at home.<\/p> <p>Remember not to wear khaki shorts with numerous pockets; you are not going trekking (and yes, minus the sneakers too, they make you look too much like a hiker). We prefer shorts which are straight-cut and made from cotton or linen. For a chic city look, team them with a shirt or a blouse which has feminine details. Also, if you're showing too much leg, keep the shoulders and cleavage covered to avoid a major faux pas.<\/p> <p>As for shoes, high heels scream OTT, so stick with flats like a nice pair of strapped sandals or chic sneakers. Avoid rubber flip flops because those are just too laid-back looking.<\/p> <p>But if you\u2019re self-conscious about how your thighs might look in shorts, then try the Bermudas instead. Seen on the Spring Summer13 runways, Bermudas are making a comeback this season. If you are afraid that the cut-off point at the knees will affect your silhouette, choose wedge sandals which will define your calves and give you a better shape.<\/p>  <p><em>C\u00e9cile Baraize<\/em><\/p> <p style=\"text-align: right\">Runway photos(from left):\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fendi.com\/ii\/en\/collections\/woman\/spring-summer-2013\">Fendi<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.driesvannoten.be\/collections.php?collection=ss2013women\">Dries Van Noten<\/a>, SS13 - Imaxtree<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify\"><\/p> <p style=\"text-align: right\">Shopping: Joyce Lui<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: right\">Runway and streetstyle photos: Imaxtree<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question from Isabelle,39, Lyon, France: \u201cHow do I wear shorts and bermudas for a city chic look?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":1982,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"","_is_translated":false,"_source_post_url":"","is_displayed_in_hp":false,"displayed_in_hp_after_update":false,"is_thumb_featured":false,"template_without_diapo":"","enable_bloc_resume":false,"bloc_resume_post":[],"ctc_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16439,9791,16864],"tags":[49,10332,10329,10331,10326],"class_list":["post-346462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-from-us-to-you-hk","category-galerie","category-galerie-hk","tag-fashion-advice","tag-fashion-tips","tag-shopping","tag-summer","tag-trends"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How To Wear Shorts? 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