Jurassic Park Shorts
- November 13, 2023
![Jurassic Park Shorts on body](http://images.ctfassets.net/dn7rv5ziobg8/7eh5aUpMUTK6KW5OZrBmmP/bd751bdb2f323b9ff46bafa48f5b0631/shortsonbody.jpg)
This summer I was looking through my wardrobe and realized I really owned no pairs of shorts that fit me. Montreal summers are way too hot and humid to try to get away with wearing the pants I own, so I went out to find a pair of shorts that I wanted. When I rewatched Jurassic Park, I just knew which pair of shorts I needed to have. Laura Dern's BEAUTIFUL 90s pleated shorts.
![Laura](https:////images.ctfassets.net/dn7rv5ziobg8/55OpLzw2ROrcJqJx786ee1/21bb75666ee9e2d9ed7bca1b20736be2/DdCHJd-VwAEDCft.jpg)
I definitely needed a pair of pleated, high-waisted, mid-length shorts that I could wear with a belt and look 90s dinosaur park chic. I ended up choosing the Protea Pants pattern available on Etsy, and just shortened the length by quite a bit. Otherwise I didn't make any modifications to this pattern, even though it gives instructions on modifying the seat. The pattern as-is worked just fine for me.
![A](https:////images.ctfassets.net/dn7rv5ziobg8/PUC9grO4I5O9CLXTknaJs/601ffe6ce1f704384a90a7312c069cbd/PXL_20230724_013421436.jpg)
I chose some really nice 4.8oz washed linen from Blackbird Fabrics that made these breezy to wear, but not too light.