Woo! Go unflattering shorts! Super ironic that the shorts shown below have been deemed "Boyfriend Shorts" when boys couldn't be less interested in them. There's a total difference between the girl who takes style advice from Seventeen ("shorts that will get you the 2nd date!") and girls that take inspiration from Teen Vogue ("how to wear multiple floral patterns"). The difference is girls who dress for themselves because they love fashion and expressing themselves creatively through fashion versus girls who dress to impress. It's funny how boyfriend shorts are "so hot" right now, whereas when it comes to boys, they're basically a man repellant. I'd like to introduce you to a new item of vocabulary:
MAN·RE·PELL·ER1 [MAHN-REE-PELLER]
NOUN: outfitting oneself in a sartorially offensive way that will result in repelling members of the opposite sex. This includes but is not limited to harem pants, boyfriend jeans, overalls (see: human repelling), shoulder pads, full length jumpsuits, jewelry that resembles violent weaponry and clogs.
VERB: (used without object),-pell·ing, -pell·ed.
to commit the act of repelling men:
Girl 1: What are you wearing tonight?
Girl 2: My sweet lime green drop crotch utility pants
Girl 1: Oh, so we're man repelling tonight?
[Ashley, Jessica, Ashley: Learn how to make your boyfriend shorts non-repelling in one simple step... or not.]
Read my new fave blog The Man Repeller to hear the latest, greatest trends that you love and follow that are simultaneously repelling men left and right. Slouchy pants, high waisted clothing, onesies, and granny floral prints: yes, yes and YES! The author of the site is a self-proclaimed man repeller herself and has a great sense of humor on the subject. I admit it, I'm a man repeller, SO WHAT? It feels good to embrace it. If a man repeller means dressing for yourself and wearing what you personally think is awesome, then I'm not changing a thing.
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