I was at the mall the other day, casually assaulting the sales rack at American Eagle, and ended up with a pair of light denim shorts in my hand. Currently in my mid-20s, I found myself thinking for the first time, "How old is too old to be prancing around in denim shorts?" I consulted with a couple of girlfriends, and we conjured up images of young high school girls wearing their size 00 cut offs from Hollister that we’d no longer be able to pull up past our calves — not that we’ve tried. We all came to the opinion that as long as they weren't "booty shorts", women are allowed to wear denim shorts until the age of
This article appears in Jun 17-23, 2010.