How to Wear Shorts the Right Way | 2023 Edit

Yeah, that universally recognised 7" (ish) city short. A cotton blend delicacy that's pretty fuss-free in design but available in so many different colourways, it's any wonder you've not got them all already.

These one's have an Ivy League University feel to them, which make sense given that Polo Ralph Lauren might be the master of the prepster chino short. 

An all round classic none the less, they're pretty easy to style up, whether you want to fling a sweater around your shoulders and go for a wander through Christ's College Gardens in Cambridge or just grab a t-shirt to pair them with for a family BBQ. 

Heard people spouting about 'Jorts'? Well, they're not some Gen-Z new kid on the block item, it's just lazy speak for jean shorts and they've got a right bit of 90's flavour. 

The 90's fashion swings around every few years and it's pretty safe to say we're back in grunge-skater boy territory now with baggy denim bermuda shorts (like these Carhartt WIP ones)  at the helm. 

And if they don't float your boat, you can always go for a slimmer fit from brands like Emporio Armani or BOSS. 

An ode to lockdown, when the nation was wilting under house arrest in 2020 and we only got to go out and play for 1 hour of supervised time a day. 

Suddenly loungewear took to the helm of the fashion game and everyone started to get dressed in a way that made it look like they.... well, hadn't really bothered. But in an ultra cool, really hip way. 

3 years on, these casual sets go way beyond your 'fit to wear on the way to the gym and are now fully emerged in our everyday wardrobe where it's all about dressing up the dress down. 

So many brands have gotten involved, including BOSS, Carhartt WIP and loads more with shorts and t-shirt or sweat sets to take outside of the house that'll certainly rival the furlough 'fits from years gone by. 

For those of you tuned in with the term 'Gorpcore', these ones are for you. Here's some extra haulage for snack variety in the form of Cargo Shorts, as if we don't spend autumn winter harping on about their big brothers, the Cargo Pants. 

Long gone are the days of Cargo Shorts being solely for the Lake District Dad, these pocket-a-plenty shorts are well up there with the shorts you'd be lost without. 

So, even if you're not planning any summit climbing excursions, grab onto the ropes and get involved with a bit of outdoors-y gorpcore for the soul. 

Carhartt WIP and Dickies pull out all the stops on cargo shorts, with a little nod towards hardgrafting workwear... But, from a proper outdoor geezer, Gramicci have been crafting shorts for yonks and they're dead good. 

Since we're in the middle of summer, it's only right to give swim shorts a little mention. 

Now that holidaying is back in full swing, some of us could do with a little swim short refresh, the hole in the mesh lining inside your trunks, yeah, let's scrap them. And for those that aren't jetting off abroad, there's still time to get the paddling pool out of the shed. 

PS Paul Smith and BOSS always seem to pull a crackin' collection of swim shorts out the bag every season and in a load of really bold colours.

If the matching sweat shorts and t-shirts we were churping on about earlier didn't tantalise your tastebuds enough, we reckon these festival ready matching sets certainly will. 

A few years back, someone really high up in the fashion stratosphere, on a miserable January day, sat atop their throne and said

"Hey you know those garish shirts our dad always wore on holiday? Yeah. They're ironically really cool now"

and then suddenly they've gone from 'beach themed party' to Ocean Beach VIP Booth or Glasto Main Stage energy. 

Carhartt WIP and Dickies have naturally pulled out all the stops and crafted some pretty funky numbers for this summer.