Elegant style icon wardrobe essentials: A pair of high-waist shorts

For the generation of low rise jeans, a pair of high waist shorts could seem old and outdated, but it did not use to be like this. A pair of high waist could be part of the irresistible uniforms of the young pin-up girls, or an imprescindible part of the summer wardrobe of the elegant style icons from Audrey Hepburn to Katharine Hepburn, from Rita Hayworth to Romy Schneider, from Marilyn Monroe to Brigitte Bardot.

They wear them walking around, boating, playing tennis or even baseball, pairing with classic ballet flats, sporty sandals, but more frequently dainty high heels, to make a pair of shorts look glorious.