Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamerican Apparel!

Hi People, 

As i said in my previous post i've been absolutly in love with shorts at the moment, with summer on its way and all that jazz. So i have been on the quest for the perfect shorts. I stumbled across these ones from American Apparel...

They are priced at £44 on the American Apparel website. Pricey i know, but American Apparel have always been. So seeing as i had a little money in my bank and a friend of mine actually has a pair of these shorts i thought i'd do what i'd never done before and splash out.

They were delivered two days ago and as soon as they came i rushed up into my room to try them on. THEY ARE AMMMMMMMAAAZZINNG!! I always have the problem of gaping (not sure thats spelt right :S) around my lower back with shorts and trousers, but this doesn't happen with these as they are a nice snug fit and contain elastane, so are slightly stretchy.

I was so pleased with these shorts i took to Ebay (so not to completly break my bank balance) to try find some more of these shorts (or similar). I luckily came across these two pairs, which someone was selling at just £10 each, buy it now price when the RRP is £30! They had never been worn either!

How gorgeous are they! They fit amazingly aswell! Lovely fitted pair of shorts. I think i'd need a size down in this style as the ebay listing was for two pairs of 25" shorts, and i'm normally a 24" but the elastic at the back seems to cover up the minor sizing issue up.

The DownSide...

I have read a few of the reviews of both styles of shorts on the American Apparel website and i'm slightly worried about the "when washed" issue that has been debated. Several of the reviews have commented on it and said that when washed these shorts either shrink slightly, or, lose their shape. This worries me. These shorts are amazing and i don't want them to change in shape atall. I'm thinking about hand washing. This is the dire straits i will go through to find, and keep, the best fitting shorts! What do you think i should do? Should i risk it?...

Overall i am very happy with the shorts so far, they are brilliantly comfortable and i will definitly get alot of use out of them this summer! I may post a couple outfits of the day featured the three pairs of shorts so look out for that..

Much love,

Em xxx