Do you know why I ended up styling an old pair of khaki shorts instead of trying on a new pair for the mom shorts series? Keep reading…
On my first weekly TME call Shana enthusiastically said “We are doing mom shorts!!!!” I smiled and stared silently at the screen “MMM, okay! I said. The truth and funny thing here is that I wasn’t sure what “mom shorts” meant. I know what mom jeans are. I live in them! but shorts? I don’t even wear shorts that much. So after the call I did what I always do when I’m not sure about something. I went to GOOGLE!
Guess what comes up when you type “mom shorts”: A ton of beautiful, tall young women with blue denim high-waisted super short shorts. Most showing their slim and toned abdomen!! Well, last time I checked my abdomen was anything but toned and I don’t really remember the last time I showed it! So to you Google: you have no idea what mom shorts are.
Eventually I settled for this high-rise, loose and comfortable pair. I had the photo shoot done and was ready to finish the post. However, when Shana kicked the series off, I panicked! Chinos? Khakis? Mines were neither and there was no time to order a new pair! “Ok, Julieta, breathe deep and tell Shana”.. I said to myself.
Luckily for me, she is the most understanding person AND I remembered I had that old pair of cargo khaki shorts. But hey, if it hadn’t been for this mistake I wouldn’t have come up with the long vest idea or found this great pair of black high-rise shorts.
Why do I think they’re such a great pair? I tried two others with the same features: high-rise, cuffed, black but they were very rigid and super tight on my waist. However, the moment I tried these on I felt super comfortable. I ended up wearing them all day while caring for my cranky 4-month-old who wanted to nurse nonstop and sleep in my arms all day. I almost went to bed with them and I’m wearing them today (pic below) so trust me – these work. And let’s be honest finding a pair of high-rise jeans that don’t show half of your butt cheeks is not easy.
Wearing
Top – Banana Republic shirt, sold out. This one is totally worth checking out if you are M size. More similar options here and here.
Cami – UO Out from under cami Thanks to my temporary boob job (nursing boobs) my shirts are tight in the chest so I’m loving cropped camis to layer under.
Shorts – BDG Mom High-rise Denim Short size 26 for reference, you could totally size down but I wanted them in a loose fit. They are so soft and comfortable that I don’t mind the little frump. PS. …ignore the model wearing them, specially if you don’t have that body type. I had to do it in order to appreciate them and see how they would work for me.
Shoes – Soludos Smoking Espadrille Platform I wear these a LOT. They are a little snug at first but they are leather so they stretch out a bit after some wear. The 1″ platform is great and they last a long time. May I add I’ve had mine for over a year and they are in great shape as you can see in the pics after all that wear.
Bag – Alljoy Satchel Spartina Same but different pattern on the sides. I absolutely love how structured this bag is.
Choker – I’ve had mine for quite some time so I couldn’t find the exact same one but this Nail Choker necklace is very similar.
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The shorts link is leading to the cami.
Your confusion was good to hear. Neither Google, the TME team nor the TME readers (based on the comments on Cam’s mom shorts post) know what mom shorts are. I think that unless Saturday Night Live has done a skit on it, you can’t call it “mom something”. The term should have been retired from the blog when the old name of the blog was retired (long time reader here).
Love to meet old time readers Christy! It is definitely a very controversial term.
Thank you about the link….I just fixed it!