A Guide to Pairing Your Sneakers With Shorts
If you're planning to rock pants in the upcoming summer, we feel for you bro. But for those of you with the good sense to let the sweet relief of an occasional breeze hit your pins, are you doing all you can to avoid a summer-style faux pas?
Pairing the cut of your shorts with the correct pair of sneakers is a must when it comes to your summer ’fits. There's a time and a place for chunky silhouettes, high and low tops in the summer months, and getting it right can make or break any look. Fortunately, we've got your waist-down styling covered, no matter how much leg you're choosing to share with the world.
Scroll through our full selection of shorts-friendly sneakers below and take note of a few styling tips for the perfect foot-to-thigh partnerships.
Scroll down to see our favorite shorts and sneakers combinations
Functional Flair
Dawning clothing and shoes that are functional, almost utilitarian in nature, are the key to surviving this apocalyptic heat. Thankfully functional wear is still very much part of the meta. These denim shorts are staples that are comfortable, sturdy, snug, lightly washed out. Pair with Roa's hiking sneaker and you have a fit that will make the gorp bros jealous.
Comfortably Cool
Comfort is another core tenet of summer heat survival. Thankfully these Diesel shorts are as comfortable as they are interesting to look great — thanks to their bleach pattern. Staying on theme, ERL faux-furry suede sneakers are a fusion of snuggly and attention-grabbing.
Opposites Attract
Made from from 100% cotton, these shorts will keep your bottom half extra cool and offer an eye catching texture in doing so. These kicks were an easy pick here as the colorway matches flawlessly with the tan bottoms, while balancing the overall look's contrasts of weird x familiar.
Batman on Vacation
WIth its black flames on a creamy beige canvas, these shorts look like something Batman would wear if Gotham wasn't such a shithole. We'd like to think he'd pair them with color-coordinated sneakers, like these MM6 Salomons, that add a pop of electric, speedy blue to the light and dark mix.
Summer Sunday Slacks
These creamy denim shorts, paired with thickly soled New Balance running shoes, make for a perfect day trip outfit. Can't you picture it? Out of the city, a long walk around the lake, lunch in a sleepy, sunny small town.
Nostalgia Ultra
These flared jorts, with their distressed detailing, remind of Y2K Sk8er Bois – and what better shoe to juxtapose that than these retro-futurist, dad-ish Nikes? Better suggestion? We'll wait.
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