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As the summer heat and humidity fade away, so too do the shorts. But that doesn't mean we can't enjoy a post about them. Some people (me included) should never wear shorts. Other people seem to have been born to wear shorts.

Martha Hyer

Claudia Cardinale

Stefania Sandrelli

Bardot (above and below)


Susannah York
(You can also squint at past bright futures here and here and here.)
Here are some Life magazine pictures of a "breakaway dress." It's cute, but probably not as much fun as, say, a tear-away dress, an edible dress, or a tattered dress.
From Photoplay magazine.


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