SHORT story

I feel comfortable in a pair of shorts,” says Anthony,a student of Ness Wadia college. For a fun party at night with friends,she teams dressy tops with animal print shorts. “I picked up a pair of animal-print shorts from Zara for special occasions. At other times,I lounge around in cotton lycra shorts,” she says.

With dress code restrictions at the college,shorts come out only after college hours for Khushboo Chelani,a student of St Mira’s College. “I have shorts in a variety of colours — red ,grey,blue and green,” says Chelani,who sports shorts while hanging out with her friends.

While some prefer to try out new varieties,there are those who are loyal to the old-school rip-off denims. Neha Visani,a third-year student of biotechnology at Nowrosjee Wadia College,puts her worn-out pants to good use. “I found two pairs of bell-bottomed pants in my cupboard that I cut and stitched on the hem. That’s what I do when I’m bored of a pair of pants or if they are out of fashion,” she says. Visani adds funk to her shorts by pinning cool badges near the pockets.

Taking the cool quotient of shorts a notch higher,Anamika Godse wears linen shorts. The 24-year-old MBA student from Institute of Business Management and Research (ISBM) has stocked her cupboard with just-above-the-knee linen shorts in many colours. “I was tagging along with my friend for shopping in Mumbai when I saw these shorts. I was so impressed with the soft fabric that I picked up six pairs. Apart from the basic colours and the must-have black and white,I also bought shorts in hot pink,deep purple,parrot green and butterscotch,” she says.