Pants are good during the cooler months and shorts are good during the warmer months. However, they are nowhere near as versatile as a spring dresses as the weather starts warming up. Spring dresses are designed to keep you cool when the weather starts changing for the better. Although some women opt for shorts because they feel a little more comfortable wearing them, spring dresses are ideal because they give the wearer a great deal more comfort. It may just be for personal reasons, but I dislike wearing shorts because they feel too limited and stifling. Spring dresses are breezy and casual while still giving me the look I feel comfortable with. Shorts seem cheap. Before you take offense, let me explain. Short shorts have a tendency to ride your nether regions to the point of chaffing. They also show a little too much leg. Knee length shorts are slightly better but they still have a tendency to chafe a little. Spring dresses combat this problem and make it a non-issue. A spring dress can also be worn at nearly any occasion. Depending on the style, they can even be worn to work in a busy office environment without fear of reprisal from your boss – however, I would wear something a little more formal in the event I had an important meeting. So for me, the winner is spring dresses. I happily wear shorts if I am bumming around the house or doing some cleaning. I don’t like wearing them out however. Again, it is probably a personal thing so don’t take what I am saying as gospel. To me shorts seem too casual for wearing somewhere other than the home. Shorts may also be a better option when you want a little protection from creepy crawlies; for example, when you go camping.