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Do you wear shorts in the warm weather?

(96 Posts)
crazyH Sat 27-May-23 15:14:16

With my skinny legs? No way ….

karmalady Sat 27-May-23 15:10:10

Linen hm skirts for me, elasticated waist A line. They are fine, not too long but long enough to stop me being self conscious. I stopped wearing shorts or tennis dresses when I was a teenager, I was slim but my legs were such that I would never blow over in the wind. Some boys cat -called and that was that, always self conscious after that.

Looking at past photos I wish I had ignored them, my legs were fine, just sturdy and too late now with old lady legs. If I want to be completely comfortable with how I look then it is trousers, linen ones in summer

BlueBelle Sat 27-May-23 15:05:30

Yes yes yes you wear them kansisky I wear shorts not short short ones but ones that just come above the knee and luckily although I m pretty ancient I still have fairly decent legs and no veins

Grandmabatty Sat 27-May-23 14:54:41

I wear shorts at home or on holiday. If I go out at home,then it's cut off trousers for me

Marmin Sat 27-May-23 14:51:34

It is very different for men. I wear shorts 365 days of the year. I do occasionally get a surprised comment.(it is always a female who does so.) I always respond with a question. 'Has it ever occurred to you that men are idiots?'
That usually answers their enquiry.

JackyB Sat 27-May-23 14:49:45

I wear loose wide fitting trousers in cotton, linen or viscose. Nowadays with elasticated waist, although that means I can't put anything in the pockets.

Kandinsky Sat 27-May-23 14:42:51

This type of thing.

NanKate Sat 27-May-23 14:40:36

Heaven forbid. I now have spidery purple lines on my legs, yuk !

25Avalon Sat 27-May-23 14:39:01

Look out for ticks especially if walking in long grass if you have any of your lower limbs exposed.

GrannyGravy13 Sat 27-May-23 14:38:31

Yes.

I have knee length denim shorts in a variety of colours and shorter chino ones that I wear on holiday.

Greyduster Sat 27-May-23 14:38:26

I wore a pair of just above the knee shorts last week when cutting the front garden. My legs are terrible. Didn’t seem to frighten the horses😁! Crops look awful on me because I’m short. Haven’t found a pair yet I’d be happy to wear.

timetogo2016 Sat 27-May-23 14:34:15

Bluddy nora, are you kidding me,
I wore shorts in juniors and now only wear clothing down to my ankles.
I have hated my legs since someone told me when i was 14 that i had footballers legs,being female,i was devastated.

Georgesgran Sat 27-May-23 14:31:41

I took 2 pairs of baggy shorts (M&S) on holiday. They’re packed away until next time, as I wouldn’t dream of wearing them at home. Hopefully, I’ll never see anyone who was unlucky enough to witness me wearing them last week ever again!

Davida1968 Sat 27-May-23 14:29:52

Definitely crops for me, these days.
Not shorts. But it's everyone's personal choice. IMO.

Baggs Sat 27-May-23 14:28:20

Sometimes when gardening on a sunny day but it's never warm enough in the house to go barelegged or barearmed for long.

Salti Sat 27-May-23 14:25:16

I wear them when it's warm. I tend to buy mens Bermuda length shorts with lots of pockets. It means that I can go almost anywhere without bothering to carry a handbag.

Judy54 Sat 27-May-23 14:21:26

I usually go for loose cropped trousers rather than shorts. I find them comfortable and more flattering than shorts.

kittylester Sat 27-May-23 14:20:44

I haven't worn shorts since I was 16!

Norah Sat 27-May-23 14:20:05

I don't. I wear jeans or trousers.

Various lengths above ankles in summer.

SueDonim Sat 27-May-23 14:17:34

Nope. Haven’t worn shorts for years - I don’t have the legs.

Kandinsky Sat 27-May-23 14:05:23

I’m thinking I’m too old to wear them ( legs aren’t what they used to be grin ) but in the lovely weather I don’t always want to cover up with long floaty dresses.
Funnily enough, I wouldn’t think twice about wearing shorts on holiday.
Just a bit self conscious I guess?