Keeping warm

This time of year I always start to get bored with cold-weather dressing. There are only so many ways to keep things interesting with pants and skirts and boots. I always start to eye my summer clothes waiting for the day when I'll get to wear them again. A good way to indulge in that feeling while avoiding frostbite is pairing shorts with tights. It requires a bit of judgment though, this look definitely doesn't work with all shorts, or all tights. Unless you're feeling really good about your legs, black tights are easier to pull off than light-colored ones, and the look is best with shorts that hit a couple of inches above the knee so you don't look frumpy. A cuffed dress short is nice to try this with. You can wear either boots or heels for two totally different effects. Since you're most likely to wear this look on a weekend, boots are probably your best bet.