10 Ways to Wear Shorts

By Cynthia Nellis, About.com Guide

Are shorts appropriate for work? It depends on the office and the dress code, but for many women, a longer short (a few inches above the knee) worn with a jacket or dressy blouse can go to work.

Shorts suits can either be monochromatic -- with a matching jacket and short -- or mixed up like Julianne Hough's outfit is with white jacket and black shorts.

Either way, the dressed-up addition of heels, a statement belt and pretty blouse makes the look more polished.