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Can I wear these shorts?

121 replies

Twoshoesnewshoes · 30/04/2026 09:42

Please be honest
I’ve always had chunky thighs and calves, and I’m about half a stone over my ideal weight.
i have very blotchy legs so will add fake tan!

Can I wear these shorts?
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hyrox2025 · 30/04/2026 09:43

Yes

BatshitCrazyWoman · 30/04/2026 09:43

You are not 'chunky' and you have great legs. Wear the shorts!

SoScarletItWas · 30/04/2026 09:43

They look great and you’re not chunky at all!

TappyGilmore · 30/04/2026 09:43

Yes definitely!

anon12345anon · 30/04/2026 09:47

BatshitCrazyWoman · 30/04/2026 09:43

You are not 'chunky' and you have great legs. Wear the shorts!

This!!

Signout · 30/04/2026 09:50

I think your legs look great, not chunky at all.
However I don’t think the shorts are flattering.
They look chunky, not you.

nutsfornuts · 30/04/2026 09:51

You have perfectly good legs, the shorts look great.

Pocahontasandme · 30/04/2026 09:53

You have lovely legs, weird you think they’re chunky. But I don’t like the shorts

Divebar2021 · 30/04/2026 10:00

Yes! I like shorts with a bit of a mannish oversized shirt… not that you were asking 😀

Mathsbabe · 30/04/2026 10:02

Yep, you look good

Twoshoesnewshoes · 30/04/2026 10:05

Awww thank you
my thighs curve right out above the knee though?
am I overthinking it?

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horlickstablets · 30/04/2026 10:06

Twoshoesnewshoes · 30/04/2026 10:05

Awww thank you
my thighs curve right out above the knee though?
am I overthinking it?

They’re meant to if you have any vague amount of muscle

Twoshoesnewshoes · 30/04/2026 10:06

Re the shorts - because they stick out too much?
ill have a look at the chino shorts

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EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 30/04/2026 10:06

There is nothing chunky about your legs.

FernsInValley · 30/04/2026 10:07

Your legs are not chunky.

MsAlignment · 30/04/2026 10:08

Yes, you absolutely can wear them. 😄

For pure visual style I’d have suggested a different length - either shorter, or a little longer so they hit the narrowest part of your thigh. And the length of the top you’re wearing is kind of all wrong. It makes the look … I don’t know … scrappy and unintentional. You want either a cropped top above the waistline of the shorts, or something loose and oversized and probably the same length as them. Be bolder.

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Ilovecheeseyah · 30/04/2026 10:09

You look lovely go for it !!

MeetMeOnTheCorner · 30/04/2026 10:10

@TwoshoesnewshoesThighs have muscles. That’s bulk and unless you are a skinny model of course you have legs that are not straight up and down and have curves where your muscles are. Your legs are very normal.

Twoshoesnewshoes · 30/04/2026 10:11

Thanks everyone
looking for chino shorts now
@MsAlignment its my pyjama top 😂 was just trying them on

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CheesusWept · 30/04/2026 10:12

Are the chunky thighs and calves in the room with us now?

They look great. Wear the shorts.

DramaAlpaca · 30/04/2026 10:12

You have great legs and of course you can wear the shorts!

Signout · 30/04/2026 10:13

Twoshoesnewshoes · 30/04/2026 10:06

Re the shorts - because they stick out too much?
ill have a look at the chino shorts

It’s mainly that they end at the widest point of your leg and make it wider. I’d try on a few in different lengths and see what looks best. You have great legs but I don’t think the shorts are particularly flattering. They’re okay of course, but you could get nicer ones that suit you better.

WheretheFishesareFrightening · 30/04/2026 10:15

Twoshoesnewshoes · 30/04/2026 10:05

Awww thank you
my thighs curve right out above the knee though?
am I overthinking it?

They sort of need to to meet your hips?

The shorts are not flattering at all on you, you’d look much better in tighter fitting showers and something that makes you look less boxy.

Twoshoesnewshoes · 30/04/2026 10:17

Ah okay

how about

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