High-Waisted Leopard Print Shorts
- Regular Price
- $24.00
- Unit Price
- per
High-waisted shorts with a paperbag waist and a drawstring tie, cut loose and flowy through the leg. Three options: leopard print, zebra print, and a solid apricot for when you want the shape without the pattern.
What a paperbag waist actually does
The fabric gathers above the waistline and stands up in a small ruffle, like the top of a paper bag — hence the name. Two things follow from that. It draws the eye to the narrowest part of your waist, and because the gathering is elasticated, it fits a range of measurements rather than one. The drawstring then lets you decide exactly how tight.
It's the reason these are more forgiving than a flat-front short, and the reason they look put-together rather than casual.
The details
- Paperbag waist with a drawstring tie — no zip, no button.
- Three prints: leopard, zebra, and solid apricot.
- Loose through the leg, cut full rather than fitted.
- Lightweight polyester, which is what keeps them from clinging in heat.
- Sizes S through 2XL.
How to wear them
- With a fitted tank or bodysuit tucked in, so the paperbag waist stays visible — that's the whole point of the detail.
- A plain black or white top with the leopard, so the print does all the talking.
- Flat sandals for daytime; a wedge or a heeled sandal in the evening.
- Under an oversized linen shirt worn open.
Details and care
- Features: Drawstring, Paperbag Waist
- Material composition: 100% polyester
- Care instructions: Machine wash cold. Tumble dry low.
- Imported
Before you order
Are they only available in leopard? No — there's a zebra print and a solid apricot as well, all in the same cut.
How do I size a drawstring short? The waist adjusts, so fit is decided at the hip. These are cut full and flowy through the leg rather than close, so they run generous.
Will animal print date? Leopard has been in and out for eighty years and never fully left. It behaves more like a neutral than a trend.