Embrace your confidence and rock those killer thighs.
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Robb Report may receive an affiliate commission., and their acceptance as civilized attire for grown men is a relatively recent development. Sure, shorts are a warm-weather staple—but the baggy, knee-grazing styles of yesteryear have officially been canceled.
The reappraisal began last summer on TikTok, where some fed-up women made it clear that five-inch inseams were the surest way to their . . . hearts. Short shorts went viral, and soon celebrities from Paul Mescal to Milo Ventimiglia were seen strolling with their enviable quads on full display. Of course, when you have gym gains to flaunt, shorter shorts are an easy sell. But here’s the lesson of the internet’s five-inch inseam obsession: Ladies , appreciate thighs of all shapes and sizes.
Still, some guys have a deep-seated aversion to bottoms that don’t reach their ankles. It’s understandable, given the garment’s history. Shorts didn’t really start appearing until the late 19th century and, through most of the early 20th century, they were strictly associated with kids. Shorts were a part of most school uniforms until adolescence when one would graduate to trousers. As such, long pants were a symbol of manhood—no respectful adult would be seen in anything less.
The tide began to turn thanks to the Nepalese army, whose Ghurka soldiers were sporting shorts as early as the 1880s. British soldiers’ gear wasn’t as well equipped for the tropical weather, so the troops took cues from the locals, giving birth to Ghurka shorts and, later, Bermuda shorts.
Now, we find ourselves at what just might be this millennium’s Summer of Love. Even if five inches is too daring for you , six-to-eight-inch territory can be just as flattering. Plus, after a year of being holed up at home in various layers of loungewear, don’t you want to feel the breeze between your gams? Free your thighs and the rest will follow.Corduroy shorts, like this pair by resort stalwart Dandy Del Mar, were a favorite of surfers in the ’60s and ’70s.
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