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You may think Im insane for telling you we are just entering shorts season.

Photo: Courtesy of Becky Malinsky
But…we are entering the best part of shorts season!
Fall is the season ofrentreeyou know, the chic, French way of saying reentry.
Our schedules are chalk full of obligations, some fun, some not so much.

Photo: Courtesy of Becky Malinsky
Its time to get dressed and the weather is only gradually turning.
Enter the Bermuda short.
Specifically the wooly, suit-like short that is basically just a shorter version of your favorite slacks.

The Row showed a Bermuda bottomed wool and silk suit with leatherknee-high bootsforfall 2024.
Chanel followed with apink tweed iteration.
Pradashowedsilk habatai knee-length bloomers toughened up with a very back-to-school leather bomber jacket.

The beauty of Bermuda shorts this time of year is their chameleon-like quality.
We may often want to wear a skirt ordressbut hesitate, unsure of the dress code.
They let you layer up without feeling like youll be dressed all wrong by 2 PM.

Below, three ways to style Bermuda shorts for fall days and fall nights.
A wool pant, or silk pant, or cotton skirt or brocade skirt.
as I did leaving the house that morning.

While I love the minimal 90s look in theory, the sheer amount of fabric would swallow me.
The merino turtleneck by Cos, my shoes are Tory Burch, and the bag is The Row.
But I kept coming up short when asking friends if they were planning to attend.

I wanted to feel appropriate and unique but, god forbid, overdressed.
and wore abutton-down shirt, tucked in and some party heels.
They ended up being…perfect.


Photo: Courtesy of Becky Malinsky







Photo: Courtesy of Becky Malinsky




