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Good News: The Best Summer Shorts Trends (Yep, Even Work-Friendly Ones) Are Now on Sale

Hey, procrastinators—you held off on getting all the fashionable new shorts for so long that you can now snap them up at a markdown. Matching jackets-and-shorts sets, paper-bag-waist styles and polarizing bike shorts are all yours for less than $100. So make your outfits a little cooler with our picks below.

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Free People

Denim Boilersuit

The whole jumpsuit craze isn’t going anywhere, and in long-sleeved denim, this is perfect to wear over a cami with the front unbuttoned when you’re outside, then fastened closed when you’re inside braving the AC.

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Nordstrom

Colorful Linen

Swingy pleats are as festive as a miniskirt, but sportier and more versatile when they’re actually shorts.

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Anthropologie

Silky High-waisted

These shorts say #boss from their subtle dark sheen to their understated double-button fastening. Belt loops are there, too, to thread your status belt through.

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Madewell

Paperbag

The khaki color is your perennial goes-with-everything shade, while the gathered waist and tie belt is the new classic shape that works with everything from a work blouse to a weekend T-shirt.

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Asos

Shorts Suit

The silhouette of the summer is the matching jacket-and-shorts hook-up. In a happy green hue, it’s positively joy-inducing (and the sale price saves you a lot of green so you can spend $58 on the coordinating jacket).

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Aritzia

Scallop Hem

With detailing borrowed from lingerie design and a drapey crepe fabric, a pair of shorts can be as dressy as a skirt. (But so much more stylish.)

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Mango

Elastic Waist

Forget those pull-on gym shorts from school. The same shape, when done up in spicy T-shirt material and lined for full coverage, becomes an easy profesh look (especially when paired with a matching top).

Mango ($30)

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Target

Bike Shorts

The silhouette of the summer is the matching jacket-and-shorts hook-up. In a happy green hue, it’s positively joy-inducing (and the sale price saves you a lot of green so you can spend $58 on the coordinating jacket).

Target ($18)



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