Pastel Shorts

We have all seen it. The girl with the shorts or jeans that are not a normal color.
I've seen bright yellow, purple, electric blue, neon green, ect...
All those colors are great! Believe me I love bright colors!
But no matter what body shape you are, colors THAT bright just DON'T belong on the bottom!


My reasoning: do you really want people starting at your lower half all day? Because that is wear the attention is being drawn to. They don't look at the cute shirt you got or your face or how your hair is done, they are looking directly at the pants/shorts because its like your wear a neon sign that says STARE HERE! Hey you might like that but for me, it's not very flattering no matter how great looking your legs/butt are.

Okay, so now that i'm done dissing neon colored bottoms let me compromise with you what you CAN do if you want colored bottoms.
Everyone wants to be bold and stand out which is why they wear the different colors of pants/shorts. Well here is a solution that won't make you look like you belong in a circus.
PASTEL SHORTS! (or pants but since it's summer i'll use shorts)


Now the pastel colors are a wonderful alternative to the bright colors.
So yes, you still will be standing out but instead of everyone looking straight at your lower half, they will see the whole outfit.
So instead of a "Holly crap! That girl has some BRIGHT pants/shorts on!"
It will be "Aw her outfit is cute, and look her shorts are pink( purple, green..ect.) thats awesome!"

That only works though if you pair the shorts with the right shirt.
I'll be using V-neck as an example just because i think they go really well with jean shorts for a nice casual day look.
#1 DON'T with pastel shorts!!!
DO NOT MATCH the color of the shorts with the shirt!
If your pants and shirt are all one solid color...you'll look like a crayon.
but if you don't want to wear just a plain white, grey, black shirt with them, here is what you CAN do.
Get shirts that have a graphic pic or design in that same color of your shorts.
Examples:(all the v-necks can be found at PacSun)


This V-neck can go with ANY of the shorts pictured above because it had two neutral colors in it.

This one you could pair with the pink or yellow shorts.

This shirt...pastel purple shorts! duh! haha

this one can go with the blue, pink, or purple shorts.

and pair the blue or teal shorts with this shirt and you'll be good to go :)

The main thing to remember when matching a shirt to a pair of pastel shorts is look at the color of the shorts...then look at the colors in the shirt. They don't have to match exactly but if they are in the same color family (ex:blue, blue-green, teal...) then it should be a good match!

So next time your at the mall and you pass by the neon shorts/pants on the self...
just think about this post and you'll be saved from people only starting at your lower half! haha.

*note that all the tips and advice i give are in my own opinion. If you have a pair of neon shorts/pants and LOVE them and you feel you look good in them no matter what anyone says..good for you :) thats good self-esteem ;) stay stylish!