by T W Coombs
The UK has been hit with ridiculous temperatures and even
though they have slipped over the last few days it is still summer. And a favourite of this season is the white
chino short, but they cause a problem if you are new to the white sort. And I’m not talking sitting on Grass, which
is a no no by the way. I am talking
about what to wear with them.
You see it is easy to go wrong, if you were a navy blue top,
don’t wear navy blue loafers as you look like a stripe. The best way is to break up the colours. Another one you really can’t do is where a
white top, of any kind, you will look like a pool boy at a hotel. If you were at a hotel when you wear white on
white don’t be surprised when someone asks you for a fresh towel.
So your best option is keep it simple, top and shoes should
not match in colour, simple rule one.
Some of the best shoes to wear are white or off white trainers or pumps,
invisible socks or no socks is a must, we don’t want to see high socks, you are
not a gangster. Top wise you can go
anyway you want. Above I have paired my
white shorts with a patterned loud short sleeve shirt with some light grey
slip-on's. You could also wear a plain
t-shirt in a nice grey and then pair with a pair of Chuck Taylor Converse in white or
off-white.
Unless you have to do not wear a black t-shirt, even though
black and white should go it just looks odd and have dressed as a zebra or
piano.
So go forth and embrace the white short, but don’t go and
get a curry when wearing them, I did this now need a new pair.
TC x
