ALL THINGS MAJOR

During the warmer months, I typically gravitate towards dresses before shorts, but sometimes it’s nice to just switch things up. This year, I have noticed shorts are on a novel streak, falling into three categories: printed, bermuda, and leather. Now printed shorts make sense, seeing how popular printed denim has become in the past 9 months, and leather shorts are sassy and unexpected, but bermuda shorts? How did they get a ticket to ride this summer? Maybe it’s the androgyny in the air, or a nod to the 90s grunge hipsters out there, but they are out in full force, and I’m feeling them {after all, more is more, riiiight?}. Here are 6 of my favorites from each category:

L > R: Timo Weiland Pleated Houndstooth Jacquard Shorts > Flower Print Scalloped Short > Joie Jacobella Shorts > Zero + Maria Cornejo Yuri Shorts > Etoile Isabel Marant Mel Silk Tap Shorts > Gap Floral Canvas Shorts

Comme Des Garcons Cuff Shorts > A.L.C. Yorke Shorts > Alexander Wang Fish Line Shorts {also available in black} > SUNO Drawstring Bermuda Shorts > Rick Owens Jaipur Shorts > Harem pleat denim short

A.L.C. Red Leather Shorts > Tinley Road Vegan Leather Short > Porter Grey Burgundy Leather Trouser Shorts > Gabby Applegate Leather Shorts in Hunter Green > Marc By Marc Jacobs Black Gia Dot Leather Shorts > Sara Berman Black Doily Leather Shorts

Outfit Inspo picks at top of post: Harper’s Bazaar Coachella Street Style > Vera Wang Spring 2013 RTW > DKNY Spring 2013 > Harper’s Bazaar Spring 2013 Milan Fashion Week Street Style > Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Sorry denim cut-offs, maybe next year.

Growing up in Surf City USA {literally- my elementary and high schools were yards from the beach}, I felt there was always a stigma with one-piece swimsuits: They were for kids and moms, and no one in between. Sure, the tankini had its moment somewhere in middle school, but never the one-piece.

As I get older though, with expanded horizons, I have come to really appreciate the one-piece. In keeping with a more-is-more mentality, I have discovered such a subtle sexiness about leaving a little more to the imagination, that a bikinis do not. This is not to say I am making a full conversion this summer, because bikinis do make for great tanning {sans awkward lines}, but I will definitely be investing in more onesies for taking dips. Here are some of my favorites, left to right:

One-Pieces: Oscar de la Renta Striped Twist-Front One-Piece Swimsuit {how great would this suit be with a red sarong for Fourth of July} > Gottex Bandeau One-Piece > Marc by Marc Jacobs Hayley Stripe Cutout Maillot > Thayer Halter One-Piece *Little Black Suit

Bikinis: Mara Hoffman Pow Wow Bikini {comes with straps if you need extra support} > Isabel Marant Waikiki Reversible Printed Bikini