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How to wear your Dad’s shorts and look cool | May 06, 2008

Did you ever think you would say that your dad’s clothes are cool? You book reservations at a trendy new restaurant and you have to call your mom to make sure your Dad doesn’t show up looking like he is on a Carnival Cruise Ship. But as they say, fashion always seems to come back around. And after 40 years, your Dad is hip again.

Dress shorts are back, whether they are plaid, striped, seersucker or even red. The louder they are the better. The difference is the cut. The fit is slimmer, just like a slim cut dress pant, but cut off at the knee.

So how do you wear these new trend shorts without looking like your Dad? Easy, throw on a solid t shirt and flip flops or canvas sneakers. Or dress it up with a solid polo shirt or even a solid long sleeved button up. You can add a dressier sandal or even a loafer with no socks.

Don’t be afraid to wear this out at night, even to the new hip lounge. And if the bouncer gives you shit for wearing shorts, tell him to go pump some iron and beat up one of the Wicker Park hipsters in skinny jeans, a hoodie and vans.