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City Chic High Waist Distressed Denim Shorts, Main, color, Black
City Chic High Waist Distressed Denim Shorts, Alternate, color, Black
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High Waist Distressed Denim Shorts

City Chic

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$39.97Current Price $39.97
(33% off)33% off.
$59.99Comparable value $59.99
Color: Black
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Details & care

Frays and tears lend a cool lived-in vibe to stretch-denim shorts cut with a longer inseam and a flattening high waist to further enhance your figure.

  • Zip fly with button closure
  • Five-pocket style
  • 77% cotton, 20% polyester, 2% viscose, 1% elastane
  • Machine wash, line dry
  • Imported
  • Women's Clothing
  • Item #6184847
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  • Body-conscious fit; for a more relaxed fit, order one size up.

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City Chic

Plus-size brand City Chic designs for the woman who is confidently curvy and has a passion for fashion. The collection—which includes tops, dresses, coats and more—features styles that are bold, sexy and glam. City Chic takes fit and fabrication seriously, using high-quality fabrics and a mix of prints.

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RainyClouds
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July 15, 2021
Fits perfectly!
These are so cute!!! The gray color looks amazing in person and the size pulls everything in where it is supposed to and also is cute and form fitting. I love these shorts.
FlawlessJE
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July 1, 2021
Hmm
Normally I love city chic. But these shorts ran small. I ordered a 20 and I’m usually an 18. I usually get high waisted denim to avoid the waist gap and I still had that with these. Also, I purchased these in blue and received them in am acid wash black. Definitely not what I ordered. Denim seemed like a nice quality though

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