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30s Pleated Shorts - Red

30s Pleated Shorts - Red

1930s pleated shorts adapted from an original pattern and the forerunner design favoured for girls' school gym shorts - nostalgic and sweet, these shorts are a perfect addition to any 30s and 40s vintage fan wardrobe and great for summer!
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30s Pleated Shorts - Red
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£65.60
£82.00
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These splendid pleated shorts are adapted from an original and a pattern and they are just fabulous!

Shorts are pleated throughout (3 on each side - including the centre front gusset pleat) and are the forerunner design favoured for girls' school gym shorts - nostalgic and sweet, these shorts are a perfect addition to any 30s and 40s vintage fan wardrobe and great for summer! We love them with navy and ivory.

These fit on the natural waist and have a single shell button fastening with a short zip.

Key features:-

- 4 pleats
- top stitching detail
- side zip & shell button
- deep gusset

These are a mid weight fabric, warm but breatheable. Rayon/poly mix with a little bit of spandex for stretch, hand wash recommended.

These have been painstakingly researched and are adapted from an original 1930s pattern with further inspiration taken from an original pair of ladies tennis shorts. 

Length: approx 43cm to 48cm relating to size *longer on higher sizes

*colour may vary on monitors - please be aware we may not accurately reproduce the colour

Care Instructions

Hand Wash Only

Customer Reviews

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Gisela (Tarragona, ES)
Great shorts but be waware of the sizing!

I bought these as I own all previous colors and while the quality of the trousers themselves is great, we found some issues with the fit this time. For reference I own all of them in a UK8, the fit has always been perfect on my body (waist is around 67, hips around 98). This time I also got them in a UK8, and things to note were that 1) the fit is slightly smaller than in previous years. Not an issue for me, but it was for my sister, who got a size UK10 (also, has the others in UK10) yet these were extremely small on her). So in that regard, I would advise you to size up unless you are towards the lower end of the sizing range for each size. and 2) the zipper in mine was shorter than usual; after contacting the HOF customer service they informed me that there was one lot of shorts that had a shorter zipper due to manufacturer issues. This is a problem because it makes WAY more difficult to put the shorts on; although I manage with a little wiggle, I will probably replace the zipper for a longer one. I have no idea if this issue will stay in all the burgundy shorts or if they have already been able to fix it, but it is something to keep in mind while choosing the size. Other than these 2 things, the shorts look great, same flowy material as other colorways, length is also fine (unless you are tall, then maybe size up too), and they are still comfortable to wear. I like them in the summertime and also for hiking! They prevent chaffing and allow for airflow so they make walking and hiking amazing! while I cannot give them a 10/10 as the older models, I still think these rank at a solid 8/10 and are still a great piece of clothing that I am happy to have in my wardrobe.

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Ashley Vigil
So cute and comfy

I love these shorts. As someone with a little more butt, I was very happy to find that these provided more than adequate coverage while not looking like wannabe capris.

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Kimberley Mersman (Oceanside, US)
Another great color in these incredible shorts

These shorts are pretty much the only shorts I wear anymore, I have them in about ten colors now! The construction is always superb and the fit is perfect (I have a 25 inch waist and wear size 8). I love this new wine color, it is rich and beautiful.

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wrongdecade
These shorts are elegant and so comfortable at the same time.

I love this color and also have the bottle green and am about to get the black because they’re that amazing!

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wrongdecade
Beautiful and timeless!

Have these in three colors now and might get one more ☺️

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