Leather belts don’t gel with summer so shorts with a drawstring waist are a godsend.

Apart from allowing you to ditch the belt, the Natalie Short also comes in a range of colors - anthracite for blending in, raspberry for lightening the mood, wallflower multi for making a statement - and they tread lightly, thanks to a hemp/cotton construction.

This Deus women collection is designed and tested at the Deus House of Simple Pleasures, Camperdown, Sydney.