Mini-shorts for men? Not in the real world...

[FarCenter]

Men look good in mini-shorts. Or so would suggest the unusual amount of leg seen on the menswear catwalks in Paris this week, but experts say skimpy shorts have little chance of making it in the real world.

US-style bermuda pants -- shorts in a longer and wider version -- have been in style for years. But this week's spring-summer shows also saw much smaller variations, intended for town as opposed to sport or beachwear.

At the Belgian designer Raf Simons, all but a handful of the looks were built around shorts cut high on the thigh, slashed at one side and paired with clean white shirts and jackets, black patent brogues or sneakers.

Likewise at the British tailor Hardy Amies, which made its Paris debut this week, designer Claire Malcolm sent out tailored shorts, with a bermuda-style turn-up but cut at mid-thigh.

"There's no question this is a trend," said the luxury industry consultant Jean-Jacques Picart.

http://www.france24.com/en/20120701-mini-shorts-men-not-real-world

[seabeyond]

1. think 1970's. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Hot Pants!

Smokin'!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Aaaahahahahahahahaha!!

First DUer to buy and wear one of those outfits has to post photos.

[xchrom]

4. Cool. I'm so tired of those baggy ass shorts on men.

Some of us moved beyond that to shorter and more tailored any way.

The hot pants look is mostly for the runway - you'll see something different in the stores.

Young guys? They'll be out there with the look so they don't look like tired geezers.

[stubtoe]

19. Yes - baggy, down to below the knees, ugly-ass sloppy "shorts" are stupid looking.

Always have been.

[Marrah_G]

28. At first I thought the same

then I saw the outfits..... ewwww. They look foolish. I do not know one man in my life who would wear those.

[Initech]

5. Who wears short shorts? I wear short shorts!!

[frogmarch]

6. I prefer to see pants on men, not shorts.

And I mean tasteful high-rise pants, not those obscene hiphuggers.

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[Tom Ripley]

8. You have good taste

Like I always say about men in shorts, "I'm a grown man, why would I dress like an 8 year old boy?"

[drm604]

30. Because it's 100 degrees outside?

[Doc_Technical]

7. Came here for the Lt. Dangle photos..

..left disappointed.

[TheMightyFavog]

9. Does this mean basketball's going back to the short shorts?

I hope not...

[UTUSN]

10. Bermuda shorts have been "in style" for YEARS and nobody has TOLD me?!1

I'll settle for this:

[snooper2]

22. looks like he lost his clothes and all he could find was his grandmothers curtains

[Marrah_G]

27. He looks like he borrowed my grandmothers housecoat

after a long night of drinking.

Wow. horrible looking outfits.

[GreenPartyVoter]

11. I know one guy who loves the idea...

[ananda]

12. Yeah, I immediately thought of Magnum.

LOL

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

23. Damn you! You beat me to it.

[cherokeeprogressive]

13. I fully expect to see these shoes on the boardwalk at Huntington Beach soon...

[Marrah_G]

25. He is cute

the outfit is just plain ugly

[frazzled]

14. I'm all for it

(Also saw article in NY Times Sunday Styles section today about men's bathing trunk trends: baggy is out, tight and short is in.)

Remember, ladies, when basketball players used to wear those snug-fitting little short shorts? I used to be a big basketball fan back then. These long, baggy shorts they wear today: well, the guys just don't look cute in them. C'mon fellas, we want to see a little tush.

(Only slight sarcasm being employed here: Part of this is instruction to the males among us who don't get what it's like to be objectified. On the other hand, I'm serious.)

[Zorra]

15. We called them "nutters" when they were fashionable in mens basketball. nt

[Tom Ripley]

18. Daisy Dukes! I assume they are playing a 2 hour cover of "Just Good Ol' Boys"

[ralmcg]

36. Comfortable Guitarist

The guitarist doesn't look too worried about how people will judge his choice of clothes. I bet he worries about comfort so he will perform at his best. The cutoff shorts I wore looks similar to his shorts, even the thread hanging on the cut area at the bottom.

[treestar]

17. Good, let them feel some pressure to keep their weight down

[csziggy]

20. Short Shorts are BACK?!!!??!?!?!?!

Somebody ought to do a mix of that with

[trumad]

21. God I loved the way they danced back then....

[Marrah_G]

24. LOL

Most men and women don't look attractive in short shorts.

[Wounded Bear]

29. Most men and women don't look attractive...

in anything proposed by the runway crowd.

I don't think I've ever seen a fashion show that didn't leave me thinking .

[Marrah_G]

34. Sooooooooooooo true

Those particular jackets were just awful though.

[KurtNYC]

26. Because economic times are soooooo good?

(in the real world)

[Nye Bevan]

31. Coming to baseball too.

Quite a flattering look.



http://www.theonion.com/articles/mlb-unsure-why-it-ever-agreed-to-hold-leaguewide-t,28401/

[taught_me_patience]

32. I'm glad the short shorts are coming back

Two years ago, I was getting sick of 9"-11" inseams that seemed standard on mass produced shorts. This year, I was able to find some 6" inseams that fit real nice (they are a lot cooler too). They are not super short, but they show much more leg than baggy cargo shorts that are so over. Also, if you weighlift, you understand how much effort goes into legs... everybody hates squats. I've been training hard and was blessed with a nice booty.. time to show it off a bit!

[BumRushDaShow]

33. McEnroe and Borg wore nothing but!!!!

They even had their own line.

[ralmcg]

35. Mini-shorts Are Comfortable

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I had a long denim shorts cut so as to be short but not exposing the buttocks. It exposes much of the thigh and therefore there is more leg exposed to any breeze out there. Any male who is more worried about comfort than about style should wear shorts shorter than one inch above the knee.

[ralmcg]

38. Picture of Me in Cutoffs

Here's a picture of me in my cutoffs.

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