No Sweat

Normally, I would think that sweat pants or sweat shorts are meant for sports, exercising and the gym. The last things I would associate with a pair of sweat shorts, or sweat pants for that matter, are designer heels and bags or high fashion. However, after becoming a regular reader of fashion blogs from all over the world, I have come to realise one thing. And that is, fashion bloggers have one thing in common. When it comes to putting an outfit together, anything goes. Just check out Susie Bubble of Style Bubble and Brooke of Moohoop and you will know what I mean. Their experimentation and adventures in dressing have made the mundane, oftentimes onerous, task of slapping an outfit together exciting, inspiring and even fun.

Just the other day, I saw this outfit shot of another fashion blogger, namely, Nini of Nini's Style and I was duly impressed. Here is a classy look - great makeup, nice hair, beautiful designer jacket, smart shorts and fierce shoes. So I looked at the text at the bottom of the picture to see how she put this outfit together. In particular, since I am a fan of tailored and smart shorts, I wanted to know what shorts she was wearing.There it was stated that it was a pair of American Apparel sweat shorts. Well, well, well, whaddya know? Sweat shorts with vintage Escada jacket and Givenchy boots! You've got to hand it to Nini. She looked fabulous in this outfit. One thing is for sure, Nini of Nini's Stye certainly has got style and she rocked this look.

Photos: Nini's Style

Then we have got Garance of Garance Dore who had an emergency of sorts when her fave jogging pants were dirtied in an airplane. So she decided to take matters into her own hands, literally, with a little do-it-yourself. She decided to buy herself a new pair of sweat pants and cut off the legs to just above knee length thereby creating for herself a pair of sweat shorts which she then wore to an Alexander Wang fashion show! You can read her amusing account here. Looking at the picture below, I think she looked pretty chic in that "diy" shorts with those gorgeous heels and her LV bag. No wonder her friend wanted to copy her look.

Photo: Garance Dore

That's not all. Guess what the models at the Alexander Wang resort 2010 fashion show which she attended were strutting on the runway? Yes, that's right. Sweat shorts! :)

Photos: Style.com