Anonymous
Post 04/24/2026 18:13     Subject: Bottoms for summer that aren’t denim shorts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Bermuda shorts are a thing this year. I think if you are over 30, you need to wear a more polished version, like this:

https://www2.hm.com/en_us/productpage.1331872002.html

Not the baggy, masculine ones.


What type of shoes though? That's what I struggle with. I have a long torso with short legs and longer shorts just make my legs look stubbier.


If they have a higher waist, they will elongate the leg. I also have a long torso with short legs. I wear mine with flat sandals most of the time. I don't like how they work with sneakers.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2026 18:02     Subject: Bottoms for summer that aren’t denim shorts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Bermuda shorts are a thing this year. I think if you are over 30, you need to wear a more polished version, like this:

https://www2.hm.com/en_us/productpage.1331872002.html

Not the baggy, masculine ones.


What type of shoes though? That's what I struggle with. I have a long torso with short legs and longer shorts just make my legs look stubbier.


Yeah, there's no way I'd wear those shorts unless I was wearing wedges or a sandal with a heel. I'd look like a frump otherwise.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2026 18:01     Subject: Re:Bottoms for summer that aren’t denim shorts?
I like linen shorts. I have pairs from Marine Layer and JCrew that hit mid-thigh (probably a 5" seam if I had to guess; not super short). I also like linen pants and dresses in the summer.

If I'm going to be active, I'll wear a skort from Athleta.

Anonymous
Post 04/24/2026 17:34     Subject: Bottoms for summer that aren’t denim shorts?
Anonymous wrote:Bermuda shorts are a thing this year. I think if you are over 30, you need to wear a more polished version, like this:

https://www2.hm.com/en_us/productpage.1331872002.html

Not the baggy, masculine ones.


What type of shoes though? That's what I struggle with. I have a long torso with short legs and longer shorts just make my legs look stubbier.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2026 12:31     Subject: Bottoms for summer that aren’t denim shorts?
The issue with skorts is that they tend to be too short.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2026 16:30     Subject: Bottoms for summer that aren’t denim shorts?
Bermuda shorts are a thing this year. I think if you are over 30, you need to wear a more polished version, like this:

https://www2.hm.com/en_us/productpage.1331872002.html

Not the baggy, masculine ones.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2026 10:46     Subject: Bottoms for summer that aren’t denim shorts?
Anonymous wrote:I hate wearing shorts and I've started wearing casual dresses most of the time. They're so comfortable.


Same all shorts give me a wedgie, even the "long" ones. I go to skorts (biker shorts which don't give a wedgie) covered up by a skirt, so that people don't pass out just looking at me in biker shorts.

Also with dresses I wear biker shorts underneath too!
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2026 10:44     Subject: Re:Bottoms for summer that aren’t denim shorts?
Co-sign this. Also you kind of have to wear the tiny top with it, or you look like you're just trying to hide.

Honestly, the first two shorts look like what my ex bil, who is a hill billy, used to wear in the 90's when he was in his 20's. Before the confederate flag tattoo, but after becoming a teenaged father.


Anonymous
Post 04/23/2026 09:58     Subject: Re:Bottoms for summer that aren’t denim shorts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:https://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=867795002&vid=2&tid=gppl000084&kwid=1&ap=7&ds_agid=20841330464-&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20845159183&gbraid=0AAAAAD_AT8tJAk7mIpJnSn97DoB1uX6CQ&gclid=CjwKCAjw46HPBhAMEiwASZpLRExCxKO64oQXKkCn_NeL51cVj5mVGfrRKUVq5TLiDTx0-1NmdCKAcxoCCBYQAvD_BwE#pdp-page-content

https://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=881712002&vid=1&tid=onpl000078&kwid=1&ap=7&ds_agid=17394539939-&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17394539732&gbraid=0AAAAAD_AT8uh44qFbiotfEjtrXLWHGzBv&gclid=CjwKCAjw46HPBhAMEiwASZpLRAQ8pxwWnpy0_HbyhZHWXiuPHlkt1arfjkUyEQO2-uSN1U7_Knoy8BoChicQAvD_BwE

https://www.gapfactory.com/browse/product.do?pid=1172679011&vid=1&tid=gfpl000038&kwid=1&ds_agid=17969292638-&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17969471966&gbraid=0AAAAAD_AT8sUtw9K5vuzM3Ffr-kvCxdL3&gclid=CjwKCAjw46HPBhAMEiwASZpLRDfox5_e8Vd21h1zMWx74O_HQNNFDvrdvgGMlNFNYWH_d_w2wsec-BoCrz4QAvD_BwE

https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/products/E484053-000/00?colorDisplayCode=37&sizeDisplayCode=004


These will all only look good on skinny twenty something’s wearing them ironically.


Co-sign this. Also you kind of have to wear the tiny top with it, or you look like you're just trying to hide.


You’re saying that linen pants only look good on skinny 20 something?

Ones that big and flowy, yes.


The third link is just a normal, not "big and flows" pair of linen drawstring pants. Also, having bough Gap Factory stuff before, they will almost certainly shrink and be an inch or two shorter after you wash them. Those are middle aged mom pants if I ever saw them, and will look fine with a regular t shirt or tank.

The Uniqlo pants are more voluminous but I'd have to try them on. I have a pair of poplin drawstring pants that are a similar shape (I think from Banana Republic) and they are very flattering. I wear them with linen shirt, sometimes tucked sometimes not, and a pair of slide sandals, and it's a very easy and comfortable hot weather outfit that also looks pulled together (and will work for a casual office even).
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2026 09:51     Subject: Re:Bottoms for summer that aren’t denim shorts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:https://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=867795002&vid=2&tid=gppl000084&kwid=1&ap=7&ds_agid=20841330464-&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20845159183&gbraid=0AAAAAD_AT8tJAk7mIpJnSn97DoB1uX6CQ&gclid=CjwKCAjw46HPBhAMEiwASZpLRExCxKO64oQXKkCn_NeL51cVj5mVGfrRKUVq5TLiDTx0-1NmdCKAcxoCCBYQAvD_BwE#pdp-page-content

https://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=881712002&vid=1&tid=onpl000078&kwid=1&ap=7&ds_agid=17394539939-&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17394539732&gbraid=0AAAAAD_AT8uh44qFbiotfEjtrXLWHGzBv&gclid=CjwKCAjw46HPBhAMEiwASZpLRAQ8pxwWnpy0_HbyhZHWXiuPHlkt1arfjkUyEQO2-uSN1U7_Knoy8BoChicQAvD_BwE

https://www.gapfactory.com/browse/product.do?pid=1172679011&vid=1&tid=gfpl000038&kwid=1&ds_agid=17969292638-&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17969471966&gbraid=0AAAAAD_AT8sUtw9K5vuzM3Ffr-kvCxdL3&gclid=CjwKCAjw46HPBhAMEiwASZpLRDfox5_e8Vd21h1zMWx74O_HQNNFDvrdvgGMlNFNYWH_d_w2wsec-BoCrz4QAvD_BwE

https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/products/E484053-000/00?colorDisplayCode=37&sizeDisplayCode=004


These will all only look good on skinny twenty something’s wearing them ironically.


Co-sign this. Also you kind of have to wear the tiny top with it, or you look like you're just trying to hide.


You’re saying that linen pants only look good on skinny 20 something?

Ones that big and flowy, yes.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2026 09:50     Subject: Re:Bottoms for summer that aren’t denim shorts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:https://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=867795002&vid=2&tid=gppl000084&kwid=1&ap=7&ds_agid=20841330464-&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20845159183&gbraid=0AAAAAD_AT8tJAk7mIpJnSn97DoB1uX6CQ&gclid=CjwKCAjw46HPBhAMEiwASZpLRExCxKO64oQXKkCn_NeL51cVj5mVGfrRKUVq5TLiDTx0-1NmdCKAcxoCCBYQAvD_BwE#pdp-page-content

https://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=881712002&vid=1&tid=onpl000078&kwid=1&ap=7&ds_agid=17394539939-&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17394539732&gbraid=0AAAAAD_AT8uh44qFbiotfEjtrXLWHGzBv&gclid=CjwKCAjw46HPBhAMEiwASZpLRAQ8pxwWnpy0_HbyhZHWXiuPHlkt1arfjkUyEQO2-uSN1U7_Knoy8BoChicQAvD_BwE

https://www.gapfactory.com/browse/product.do?pid=1172679011&vid=1&tid=gfpl000038&kwid=1&ds_agid=17969292638-&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17969471966&gbraid=0AAAAAD_AT8sUtw9K5vuzM3Ffr-kvCxdL3&gclid=CjwKCAjw46HPBhAMEiwASZpLRDfox5_e8Vd21h1zMWx74O_HQNNFDvrdvgGMlNFNYWH_d_w2wsec-BoCrz4QAvD_BwE

https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/products/E484053-000/00?colorDisplayCode=37&sizeDisplayCode=004


These will all only look good on skinny twenty something’s wearing them ironically.


Co-sign this. Also you kind of have to wear the tiny top with it, or you look like you're just trying to hide.


You’re saying that linen pants only look good on skinny 20 something?
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2026 09:48     Subject: Bottoms for summer that aren’t denim shorts?
I hate wearing shorts and I've started wearing casual dresses most of the time. They're so comfortable.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2026 09:20     Subject: Re:Bottoms for summer that aren’t denim shorts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:https://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=867795002&vid=2&tid=gppl000084&kwid=1&ap=7&ds_agid=20841330464-&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20845159183&gbraid=0AAAAAD_AT8tJAk7mIpJnSn97DoB1uX6CQ&gclid=CjwKCAjw46HPBhAMEiwASZpLRExCxKO64oQXKkCn_NeL51cVj5mVGfrRKUVq5TLiDTx0-1NmdCKAcxoCCBYQAvD_BwE#pdp-page-content

https://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=881712002&vid=1&tid=onpl000078&kwid=1&ap=7&ds_agid=17394539939-&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17394539732&gbraid=0AAAAAD_AT8uh44qFbiotfEjtrXLWHGzBv&gclid=CjwKCAjw46HPBhAMEiwASZpLRAQ8pxwWnpy0_HbyhZHWXiuPHlkt1arfjkUyEQO2-uSN1U7_Knoy8BoChicQAvD_BwE

https://www.gapfactory.com/browse/product.do?pid=1172679011&vid=1&tid=gfpl000038&kwid=1&ds_agid=17969292638-&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17969471966&gbraid=0AAAAAD_AT8sUtw9K5vuzM3Ffr-kvCxdL3&gclid=CjwKCAjw46HPBhAMEiwASZpLRDfox5_e8Vd21h1zMWx74O_HQNNFDvrdvgGMlNFNYWH_d_w2wsec-BoCrz4QAvD_BwE

https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/products/E484053-000/00?colorDisplayCode=37&sizeDisplayCode=004


These will all only look good on skinny twenty something’s wearing them ironically.


Co-sign this. Also you kind of have to wear the tiny top with it, or you look like you're just trying to hide.

Honestly, the first two shorts look like what my ex bil, who is a hill billy, used to wear in the 90's when he was in his 20's. Before the confederate flag tattoo, but after becoming a teenaged father.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2026 09:04     Subject: Re:Bottoms for summer that aren’t denim shorts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:https://www.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=867795002&vid=2&tid=gppl000084&kwid=1&ap=7&ds_agid=20841330464-&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20845159183&gbraid=0AAAAAD_AT8tJAk7mIpJnSn97DoB1uX6CQ&gclid=CjwKCAjw46HPBhAMEiwASZpLRExCxKO64oQXKkCn_NeL51cVj5mVGfrRKUVq5TLiDTx0-1NmdCKAcxoCCBYQAvD_BwE#pdp-page-content

https://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=881712002&vid=1&tid=onpl000078&kwid=1&ap=7&ds_agid=17394539939-&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17394539732&gbraid=0AAAAAD_AT8uh44qFbiotfEjtrXLWHGzBv&gclid=CjwKCAjw46HPBhAMEiwASZpLRAQ8pxwWnpy0_HbyhZHWXiuPHlkt1arfjkUyEQO2-uSN1U7_Knoy8BoChicQAvD_BwE

https://www.gapfactory.com/browse/product.do?pid=1172679011&vid=1&tid=gfpl000038&kwid=1&ds_agid=17969292638-&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17969471966&gbraid=0AAAAAD_AT8sUtw9K5vuzM3Ffr-kvCxdL3&gclid=CjwKCAjw46HPBhAMEiwASZpLRDfox5_e8Vd21h1zMWx74O_HQNNFDvrdvgGMlNFNYWH_d_w2wsec-BoCrz4QAvD_BwE

https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/products/E484053-000/00?colorDisplayCode=37&sizeDisplayCode=004


These will all only look good on skinny twenty something’s wearing them ironically.


Co-sign this. Also you kind of have to wear the tiny top with it, or you look like you're just trying to hide.
Anonymous
Post 04/23/2026 08:32     Subject: Bottoms for summer that aren’t denim shorts?
Where are you going in this outfit? A backyard BBQ, grocery store or out to dinner? Short shorts aren’t my thing, so pay attention to the leg length (measure from shorts hem to crotch). Measure the shorts you currently own to determine your ideal length.