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NEW YORK (AP) — Is it OK to wear shorts to the office on days with record-setting temperatures?

Designer runways might have you think so. Short suits were a trend in spring-summer womenswear collections. They're also showing up in fall and resort collections.

Seen on the models, with their perfect spray tans, long legs and high heels, there's little to quibble with. They appear polished, stylish and appropriate — and that's what everyone should strive for with this look, according to experts.

"Shorts can really replace a skirt — they're actually easier to move in," says Colleen Sherin, senior fashion director at Saks Fifth Avenue. "What's the difference between shorts and a skirt — even if they're the same length? It's that shorts are perceived as casual by nature, something that children wear, something we wear on weekends. That perception is changing."

But pick your ensemble carefully to make sure your look isn't too casual.

Sherin likes to see women heading into the office wearing knee-length shorts that are either slim and tapered or wider with a cuff, made of cotton poplin or gabardine. Linen will keep you cool, but may end up rumpled, she warns.