As I threw on one of my all time favorite shirts (it's some crazy nylon/spandex blend that feels like you're wearing nothing) I looked outside and realized that it was well over 70 degrees. I figured the only thing to do when the weather is still this warm is wear short-shorts. So I threw on my high-waisted early 90's mossimo light denim shorts and to avoid looking too "momish" I usually put on a belt with them. But then I remembered something. For a brief time in fashion history (approximately when I was in 7th-8th grade) Abercrombie, or some other hideous chain store, came up with the idea that it would be "cool" to roll the top of shorts, pants, anything, down. Something I like to call "the foldover."
Now back in the day when this trend first hit, it was pretty horrible. This was because the foldover was employed on already low cut jeans...hence your butt (or underwear) was guaranteed to be showing at some point. But when I tried this old trend out on my high waisted shorts, it actually gave a pleasing effect. It did the job of the belt, without actually needing a belt. Genius!
I threw on my newly discovered (meaning they've been pushed in the back of the closet) and possibly newly favorite bottega veneta platforms, and grabbed my reliable slouchy brown no-name bag. Voila! Off to run errands I go.
shirt: vintage (pretty sure it's some japanese creation), Buddhist temple rummage sale, Manoa Valley, Honolulu, $2
shorts: early 90s mossimo, salvation army, spokane, $1.50 ($3.00/50% off)
shoes: bottega veneta, NEW
bag: old-faithful, value village, seattle, can't remember the price I've had it so long
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