Upside-Down Shorts Are the New Trend Everyone Will Have an Opinion About
"I'm very confused, but I'm also intrigued," one commenter wrote on an Instagram post of Refinery29 editor Alyssa Coscarelli's. The subject of the bewilderment? A pair of upside-down denim shorts. Coscarelli's shorts might look like an optical illusion, but they are, in fact, real—and only time will tell if the trend has legs.
Coscarelli's shorts are by the brand Cie, which hand-makes one-of-a-kind pieces using vintage denim. The brand even has a "patent pending" note in the product description in case any brands are thinking of replicating the concept. Most of Coscarelli's 100-plus comments are positive, with some Instagrammers expressing their downright obsession: "I don't even know how I lived my life up to this point without these shorts," one person commented. Understandably, however, not everyone is on board, with some 'grammers saying they can't get behind the trend. Scroll down to see how Coscarelli wore them and shop them for yourself.
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Erin got her start as aBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing intern over 14 years ago—back when the site only published a single story per day. (Who What Wear has since increased that number twentyfold.) She graduated magna cum laude from USC, which is how she ended up moving to Los Angeles from her hometown of San Diego. In college, she also interned at Refinery29, where she was promoted to editorial assistant and then assistant editor. After nearly three years at R29, she came back to WWW in 2015, where she currently holds the title of Associate Director of Fashion News (as well as the unofficial title of resident royal expert—in case you haven't noticed her numerous Kate and Meghan stories). She spends her days trying to incorporate her idols, Anna Wintour and Roger Federer, into as many stories as possible.
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