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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]The other day I had lunch with my husband near his job, wearing my Athleta shorts and some random shirt. Later that day, his co-worker said to him: "Who did I see you having lunch with? Your girlfriend? I thought you were married." My husband said: "That was my wife." The guy said, "Oh, I thought it was some college kid you picked up." I'm 37, so this story obviously made my day (though, admittedly, maybe I was dressed a little casual). But you don't put on a pair of [insert brand here] shorts and automatically become frumpy/dowdy. There are plenty of frumps wearing ballet flats, skinny jeans, and scarfs. If you find something that flatters you--regardless of whether it's at the Gap or Nordstrom, or whether it is trendy or not--by all means, buy it. [/quote]

Exactly.  Men do double-takes when they see me wearing these size 6 shorts: http://athleta.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=86349&vid=1&pid=739408092

Suburban frumpy?  How about sour grapes?[/quote]

I don't get why it's "sour grapes" to say that something is suburban frumpy.  My opinion is that Athleta is, generally speaking, suburban mom, which is generally the opposite of "in."  It doesn't mean that some people don't think some of it is sexy mom or that you don't look hot in those shorts.  What straight men don't like well-toned women in shorts?  It doesn't mean that because you look hot in those shorts that Athleta is "in."  Also stating my opinion that it is not in has nothing to do with how I look in Athleta or that I'm jealous of those that do look good in Athleta.  The simple fact is that I think it says suburban mom.  Is your look suburban mom?  Your husband likes you in Athleta?  Awesome, rock on with it.[/quote]

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