The shorts scene

We stopped these shorts-wearing women on the Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis to find out if they wore shorts to work.

July 7, 2010 at 9:43PM
Shanna Dietz Surendra
Shanna Dietz Surendra (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

SHANNA DIETZ SURENDRA

Works in: Washington, D.C.

Shorts at work? Maybe. "I have a few pairs of more formal shorts and I was wondering, with the right pair of shoes ... "

JENA HOFFMAN

Works at: Saks Fifth Avenue.

Shorts at work? "They're not part of the dress code, but [I think] they look like a skirt," she said.

WHITNEY MURPHY

Works at: Houlihan Lokey, an investment bank.

Shorts at work? Yes!

SARA GLASSMAN

LISA KUHLE

Works at: A bank in Minneapolis.

Shorts at work? "I wish," she said.

Jena Hoffman
Jena Hoffman (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Whitney Murphy
Whitney Murphy (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Lisa Kuhle
Lisa Kuhle (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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