Shorts are continuing to improve on their cool factor this season with many different lengths and styles to choose from. A summer essential, shorts are a great way to show off legs. But this trend is about more than summer vacations and sporty style. This spring, shorts range from casual to elegant with a variety diverse of choices. Play up gams with serious game in shorts long on style. Choose from bicycle, boyfriend and micro-mini, opt for bold prints go matchy-match in a chic shorts suit or try something new like the skort.

Be prepared for an onslaught of Bermuda shorts such as the distressed denim version, the charming shorts suit, which has been around for a few seasons now, is a feminine take on menswear that continues to gain momentum.

Despite shorts’ newfound refinement, cute and girly short shorts continue to be a key item in our closets for Spring 2013. Designers such as Rebecca Minkoff and Cacharel paraded shorts in electric hues and super short, sexy styles. The short trend is becoming more versatile every year with designers continuing to experiment with different options.

Shop my look:
Blazer: Vertigo
Top & ring: Mr. Price
Shorts: Cotton on
Shoes: Zara