Jennifer Lawrence adores this sophisticated response to city shorts

Jennifer Lawrence is back in her native New York following her stunning appearance at the Cannes Film Festival in a crimson Dior gown and crystallized couture. The actress, who is back in mother mode in Manhattan, donned a casual look that differed greatly from her red carpet looks but was still very much in keeping with her characteristic summer-in-the-city aesthetic.

On Tuesday, the actor went for a walk in a pair of capri pants from The Row, a pinstripe blue and white shirt and bow-adorned spring flats, with a slouchy The Row bag slung across her body. She wore the same loose capris — consider them a grown-up take on city shorts — last week before she jetted to the French Riviera, with a white shirt, a jumper and velvet slippers.

Cooler than trousers and more playful than a skirt, smart shorts have become something of a warm-weather staple for the star. When she’s not in baggy jeans and tees, she gravitates towards loose-fitting styles, like Loewe’s sporty embroidered pair — worn to run errands earlier this month — or the Bermuda suiting she wore for a sunny stint in California.