![]() You could find them at any local sporting-goods store in a wide variety of shades, turning those round garment racks into a color wheel. They were nondescript, but, to me, signaled “cool-girl” far more the two-tone Umbros I had been wearing up until then. Along with the hip Nike Cortezes, our “squad” wore these royal blue cotton Soffe short-shorts. But our practice gear was a different story. ![]() I was slow to pick up choreography, stood five inches taller than everyone else, and found the hand-me-down uniforms unbreathable and scratchy. I was an eighth-grade cheerleader - and I didn’t enjoy the experience. They’re not massively oversize like some men’s things I’ve worn, so I’d say order the same size you wear in women’s bottoms.” The sizing is funny they run fairly true to women’s sizes. They’re super-super-short (I live for a hot pant), but the built-in underwear (remember, these are men’s shorts) provides a little bit of modesty, especially if you sit on the ground a lot, which you do with kids. I couldn’t find the original women’s pair I had, but I found the Ranger Panty and I actually like them better. “And this past summer, I wound up in Austin with almost none of my clothes, so I wanted to order some inexpensive shorts I could wear to go swimming, to exercise, or with a button-down. “I’ve always loved the classic Soffe women’s mesh shorts,” says Pantin. Meanwhile, my pal Laurel Pantin, style director at InStyle and co-founder of jewelry advisory the Stax, pointed out another worthy option in the Soffe lineup: the men’s Ranger Panty, which, according to the brand’s site, is a “favorite of the United States military.” (They’re also known as “silkies.”) “I do wish they had pockets,” she adds, “but otherwise, they’re just so comfy and look good with various tops of different lengths.” She says she loves the retro athletic feel, how they look when you fold over the waistline, and the side slits. Update: Since I last wrote about these, my colleague Alexis Swerdloff bought a pair in navy and hasn’t taken them off since Memorial Day.
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