Free and Fabulous: Ready For Short-Short Season? Celebs Show Us How It's Done

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Ready For Short-Short Season? Celebs Show Us How It's Done

Filed under: Trends

There are fashion styles that tread the line between 'she hit it off' and 'take it off.' With a style like such you must embrace the challenge, hoping you will not be greeted with scolding stares. The skimpy shorts that celebrities are sliding on these days fit into that category.

Yes, we have seen people wear the Spanx-like shorts and wind up looking like an oversized tapper performing "Bare Necessities" in a local recital, but there really is a way to pull off such an alternative look.

The best advice we can offer is to recognize that these pants can easily look like a pair of underwear - so cover up! Some of our favorite looks include women in blazers, such as Jada Pinkett-Smith and Christina Milian, to make the look as conservative as possible.

Check out the gallery for a few suggestions - and looks to avoid - for wearing snug shorts this spring.

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Ways to Wear Skimpy Shorts

At the 2010 BET Awards, Jada Pinkett Smith avoided bad tabloids by ensuring her bodysuit would stay put on her frame. The black stripes at the bottom of the bodysuit make her shape seem a little curvier at the hips.

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Ways to Wear Skimpy Shorts

In 3.1 Phillip Lim's Spring 2011 Ready-to-Wear show, petite shorts were paired with a flared shirt and jacket, which pinched at the waist.

Ways to Wear Skimpy Shorts

Keri Hilson's look at the Beats by Dr. Dre & Monster unveiling channels a woman riding the back of a Harley en route to an old Western saloon. Her shorts make her shape limp and loose.

Ways to Wear Skimpy Shorts

This look from Marc by Marc Jacobs Spring 2011 Ready-to-Wear show is ideal for hanging out on a cruise ship or beach boardwalk. Granted, her legs stretch the length of the Empire State Building, but any women with toned legs has the right to show them off when the weather allows.

Ways to Wear Skimpy Shorts

OK, so Melody Thornton arrived at Janet Jackson's Number Ones AMA After Party seemingly ready to audition for "Rhythm Nation," but she made it work. The dark shades and touch of metallic details made people give double takes without a negative hashtag on the gossip blogspots.

Ways to Wear Skimpy Shorts

Rihanna looks like she's absconding a regretful night rather than attending the Vivienne Westwood Pret-a-Porter show. A tailor-fit feminine jacket in lieu of an oversized, masculine blazer would have made the ensemble less accidental.

Ways to Wear Skimpy Shorts

Young Money Entertainment singer Shanell attended the Artist Watch in New York City in a metallic tank top with a printed smiley face. Maybe this is doable for an American Apparel ad, but not so much for an artist feature event.

Ways to Wear Skimpy Shorts

Sheer material is the perfect way to discreetly show off a tiny pair of shorts. In Lanvin's Spring 2011 Ready-to-Wear, fitted pants were covered by a charcoal-grey sheer dress.

Ways to Wear Skimpy Shorts

Trina just finished performing at HOT 107.9's Birthday bash in this picture and sported her stage outfit for the remainder of the night. The short-shorts and leather jacket combo is fine for performances, but may not have went over too well in a casual sighting.

Ways to Wear Skimpy Shorts

At the launch of her eyewear collection, C. Milian Eyewear, Christina Milian sashayed across the runway in pin-up girl shorts and a hip-length blazer. Christina's belt helped to amplify her silhouette.

Ways to Wear Skimpy Shorts

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