I reckon shorts more flattering than short skirts

[cyb]

look awful in short short skirts

But bought these today in uniqlo

they look good

Those look nice.

I agree - I am happy to wear hot pants but can't do a short short skirt.

Mind you, you need brown legs for either

Arf, you poor thing you will be draped in long stuff for quite a while me thinks

Personally I would say they are way too long

short skirts are for winter with thick tights

depends how they make your arse look
skirt can hide bad arse

they do look nice though

also provided you are not wearing those pleat-fronted high-waisted knee-length things my slim and otherwise young-looking mum insists on

I like those uniqlo ones but would possibly wear with turn-up if that looked ok

noodle they're not Don Estelle shorts. Nor are they hot pants. V flattering

they look miles longer in that photo actually. Almost knee length! Whne they arent

Ive not heard of Don Estelle shorts but they do look knee length in pic but might just be the pic as you say. Its hard to say when its just a pic and not someone wearing them

I really like the. What you wearing them with cyb?

Which colour did you get. Cyb?

I would like to wear shorts, but worry they would make me look short and stout? I am not quite 5ft, size 12, very short legs, petite stuff is 3 inches too long for me.

I'm thinking a wedge of some sort and a cottony top

Shorts look awful if you are ample of thigh like I am.

Has anyone got a nice pair of denim shorts that hug the arse but not the thigh? If so, where did you find them?
btw, i like the ones in the op.

Pat have you tried Fatface? I think they have trousers/shorts that are quite bum hugging but not tight on the leg.

Def down to body shap - those of use blessed with hefty thighs cannot wear shorts without much rubbing and a camel toe

I like them....

For those who think them a wee bit long, we can't all be blessed with lithesome limbs...

I love wearing shorts but they have to be mid-thigh.

Mid thigh has to be maximum length otherwise you will look like Don Estelle/cub scout leader with particularly wiiiiide bottom and thighs.

The only pairs I possess which look okay are Zara mid-thigh tailored shorts in navy (to be worn during last 2 days of holiday only due to needing ultra tanned limbs); or a white pair from Boden which are flatteringly close cut on bottom without giving hideous camel toe-age at front and loose cut on the thigh. They are from 2 summers ago so they may have changed their cut now.

Oooh, off to check out fat-face and Boden......

Although by the time I get paid, no doubt summer will be over!