Patchwork and Plaid Shorts: Top Five

April 18, 2008 03:00 PM

Put aside your plain twill shorts and spice it up with prints. Hit the streets with daring bottoms! Pair patchwork and plaid shorts with solid polos or graphic tees and leather sandals or loafers to bring it all together. Take a gander at the summer’s options.

Old Navy blue, cotton patchwork shorts
Blue, cotton patchwork plaid madras shorts from Old Navy, $20.

Quicksilver pewter plaid, cotton shorts
Quiksilver pewter plaid, cotton shorts from Nordstrom, $49.50.

Mossimo yellow and blue plaid shorts from Target, $17.99.

J. Crew hand-printed cotton patchwork short
Kalum Kari cotton short with hand-printed patchwork using woodblocks and natural dyes from J. Crew, on sale for $29.99.

Analog low rise, gray and yellow plaid short with a small logo charm at the front from Urban Outfitters, $49.