SUGGESTIONS FOR HOW TO WEAR SHORTS
Some ideas on how to create menswear outfits this summer with shorts 🧵
PREPPY
Basic J. Crew style shorts in cotton. Pair with a t-shirt, a casual button-up worn open, and a lightweight jacket if the weather allows. Wear with penny loafers, camp mocs, or Sperry Cloud CVOs. Pretend you're in Call Me by Your Name
PATAGONIA BAGGIES
Made of quick-drying, lightweight nylon, these feel a bit more outdoorsy. Pair again with t-shirts and open chambray shirt. Techy jacket if the weather allows. Imagine you're in a 1970s California hippie climbing club.
CORDUROY SHORTS
OP corduroy shorts were a defining marker of California style. The new version is made by Birdwell Britches in Los Angeles. Think: 1970s Venice Beach with skaters and beach bums in corduroy shorts, striped T-shirts, and Vans slip-ons or Authentics.
RUGGED
Can be workwear shorts, cut-off fatigues, or something like Freenote Cloth's deck shorts. Pair with a t-shirt and lightweight military surplus jacket. Or channel "youth crew" styles that were popular in hardcore punk circles in the 1980s and 90s.
SPORTY
Can be sweat-shorts or running shorts teamed with a hoodie. Or outdoorsy shorts with an athletic pullover or rugby. Wear with retro-styled running shoes like New Balance 574, 1400, or 550; Nike Waffle Racer; or Spalwart Marathon Lows.
SLEAZY
Short shorts (no longer than 5" inseam). Pair with a sleeveless ribbed undershirt, mesh or lace shirt worn open, and a little gold chain (3mm, 22" 14k Franco or rope chain). Wear slip-ons like horsebit loafers. Channel the energy of a delicious Asian pear.
BOHEMIAN
Funky shorts like these from Karu Research (a cheaper version can be had through J. Crew's Wallace & Barnes). Pair with a Bode-styled shirt, guayabera, or most camp collar shirts. Wear with huaraches while listening to Yusef Lateef's Eastern Sounds.
WHEN IN DOUBT
1. Camp collar shirts work pretty well w shorts
2. Slip-on shoes also work well. Camp mocs, espadrilles, Vans slip-ons, loafers, etc.
3. In the spring or fall, you can wear them with long-sleeved T-shirts, sweatshirts, or merino knits
4. Keep it casual, not dressy
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