The Dictator | Shorts worthy of an Instagram influencer, and which shoes to wear with a green dress
From Alexander McQueen to Uniqlo, paperbag-waist shorts are this season’s must have
I saw an Instagram post of these baggy shorts with a high waist and belt of the same fabric that said, “These are everything,” but it didn’t say where to buy them! Help?
Totally waisted, Lantau
The Dictator: The shorts said that? Incredible! I was not able to source your talking shorts, but I can point you in the direction of some fine paperbag-waist shorts. You could actually begin in your own wardrobe. Bring scissors. Locate paperbag-waist trousers and snip, snip, you’re done! Alternatively, you could find a discount on what the Instagramers probably got when they were full price.
Alexander McQueen’s belted, pleated shorts in khaki cotton-gaberdine are now 30 per cent off (HK$5,250 on sale; Net-a-Porter). The chic array at 3.1 Phillip Lim is on sale and it includes pink silk-poly (HK$2,040) or electric-blue bouclé fabric with a faux leather drawstring belt (HK$2,114) – both are relatively short.
Acne Studios has a cool, longer take on the look with its frost-blue shorts embroidered with Cuban-inspired, floral motifs (HK$1,440 from HK$2,400). Isabel Marant makes great ones, too, including a pair in metal-studded black tube knit material that are akin to sweatpants (HK$4,970 from HK$9,950). You’ll also find that style in rose in the same fabric minus the heavy metal (HK$4,750).
At Self-Portrait, which cuts its shorts slightly closer to the body, flared black canvas shorts come replete with sexy lace-up details at the front (HK$2,300; Lane Crawford). Also check out the shorts by Mare di Latte in dark beige cotton (HK$695; Rue Madame). Then again, you can get Uniqlo’s Women Belted Short in orange, tan, ochre or navy cotton for just HK$199. Bag it up!