At some point early in quarantine when I put myself on a serious shopping hiatus, I just so happened to check my promotions folder on my email and came across a note from Universal Standard with a ‘mystery offer’. Do you ever click those? Everytime I have in the past, the mystery offer has been piddly but this time I just knew it was going to be $50. I just knew it!
I clicked over to the site and I immediately added a pair of biker shorts to cart. At that time, they were $55 (now $65). I didn’t even really think about it. I pasted the promo code into my browser and there it was: $50 off. Can you believe it!? I still get that giddy feeling when I think about that moment and my $5 shorts.
The shorts arrived and I put them on my body and I swear to the good lord that I have never felt something so soft and sweet and buttery. I immediately declared them the shorts of the Summer. I wasn’t wrong. I reach for those shorts the moment they come from the wash and they are, hands down, the most comfortable piece of clothing I own right now.
I laugh a little bit because, honestly, these shorts are fugly. I distinctly remember when I saw my first instagrammer wearing them last year. Ewwww. Who wants to wear something so unflattering? I swore up and down that I would never be caught dead in a pair, which is what I say about basically every fashion trend I notice and then, a few months later, there I am rocking it with my bad self. It’s like a fashion amnesia. It’s not that I suddenly think these shorts are the most flattering, cute shorts ever. It’s just that they feel SO great that the comfort exceeds the fashion. Lately, I have no patience for clothes that aren’t comfortable. Function over form, especially this Summer while we’re still at home.
I feel happy to have the opportunity to share size-inclusive Universal Standard with you all here. I am a longtime fan whose love was rekindled via a $50 coupon offer. I have the Geneva dress, which is just about the most perfect dress I’ve ever owned. I know that it’s a bit spendy on the site, but it’s clothes I feel good in and also feel good about supporting. My goal is to make more purchases like that. I think I’d rather have fewer clothes that are made well and ethically than a closet full of more affordable clothes with questionable origins. Universal Standard doesn’t champion a sustainability message at this time, but they are radically committed to inclusivity with their brand. If you want to try them out, leave a comment below and I’ll contact you via email with an offer through their referral program where you’ll get a FREE t-shirt and I will get $25. I have three offers to share.
If you’re not able to spend $65 on a pair of shorts right now, trust me, I understand. I also researched an option on Amazon that’s more affordable because I want you to enjoy the magical Shorts of the Summer. These bad boys are just $20.99 and are a really great value for the price. I have a pair of the 5 inch shorts that I’ve been wearing around the house lately. They’re not as buttery and cloud-like as the Universal Standard option, but they are perfectly great for a third of the price.
What do you think of the biker shorts trend? Are they the shorts of the Summer for you? Let me know!