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I agree short shorts on a man looks just plain silly and a tad feminine to me. Of course I come from an age where a lot of my contemporaries will not wear shorts period, even when it's 100 degrees outside. But then I have strong opinions about appearance that most don't share. The "high" cut short sleeve shirts on men I don't like. "Muscle shirts" strike me as overly vain unless the guy is under the age of 25. I tend to be amused by men wearing tight fitting clothing to show off their time spent at the gym.
I agree short shorts on a man looks just plain silly and a tad feminine to me. Of course I come from an age where a lot of my contemporaries will not wear shorts period, even when it's 100 degrees outside. But then I have strong opinions about appearance that most don't share. The "high" cut short sleeve shirts on men I don't like. "Muscle shirts" strike me as overly vain unless the guy is under the age of 25. I tend to be amused by men wearing tight fitting clothing to show off their time spent at the gym.
Yup. Men showing skin is a bad look unless the man in question is about to go swimming or playing a game that requires serious freedom of movement. If you are showing skin just to be showing skin, it's pleasing to certain other men more than to women. Maybe that's your intent; I don't know.
Old men (a group in which I count myself) look especially silly when dressed like little kids: cargo shorts, t-shirt and ball cap.
It is actually a mix of women. Most women I have talked to that are old enough to remember the shorter shorts on men have said they wouldn't want it to come back. There were some both old enough to remember and some that are too young to remember that actually like men to wear shorter shorts and other clothing that men once wore , but they seem to be in the minority. Short shorts was actually a male fashion before it was taken over by women. If I remember right, shorts shorts for men were at first just out of style beginning in around 1992 or so, but several years later, it became considered gay for a man to wear shorts above the knee and other shorter and less baggy styles of clothing. At that point, it became taboo.
There was nothing sexier in the 80s than Tom Selleck legs. We used to judge guys by their legs comparing them to Tom Selleck's back in the day. My husband rocked those short shorts and swim trunks. Now the tan stops just at the knees which is why men's legs look a little funny, today.
Nothing looks sillier than the shorts that go below the knees for men. It looks like you are wearing your big
brother's hand me downs or some giant's clothes instead of your own.
I work as a merchandiser in a department store. Shorts are getting shorter and less baggy for mature men. Young mens' shorts are a little shorter but we still have the messanger length(below the knees with ties on the sides) in 1 brand we carry, but not selling like they used too Even baggies(swim trunks) are shorter than they were. Not sure I want to see short, running shorts at the local restaurants etc. though.
Just wear what you are comfortable with
Shorts with the pockets on the legs though are just more convenient for carrying their cell phones and car keys.
The biggest problem, as I see it, is not what you wear but where you wear it. And that goes for all sexes.
The appropriate garment for the appropriate activity.
And also the appropriate garment for the appropriate body type. If you are athletic, by all means show it off, because it is a good and positive asset. But if you are fat and sloppy, it should be kept hidden or covered with a baggier look. Loose skin and folds of fat are not attractive and are not something that should be intentionally exposed. And we do see that nowadays. And while men do it, and shouldn't do it, I have to say women are more guilty of this. I notice more cases per capita of fatter women wearing really inappropriate tighter clothing that basically flaunts physical faults.
Athletic people who look fit and strong can push the boundaries with tighter clothes and even younger clothes. But if you are out of shape, that is not an option.
Wearing tighter and younger clothes past the age of 25 has to be earned with exercise and diet. It is not an entitlement.
MrMetal hates long shorts & so do I (both for myself & for him). To us, the whole point of wearing shorts is not to have a bunch of fabric covering your legs. His favorite shorts were his old OP corduroy shorts, like these.
He would still wear them today if he could find them. He wears the shortest shorts he can find, which are still quite long, but at least above the knee, kinda like these or a loose fitting version.
IDK any women who have a preference for what length shorts a guy wears. The men (& women) I know tend to wear whatever they're comfortable in & not worry about fashion trends. It's one of the benefits of maturity - not caring what others think. The long shorts style of the last several decades I find odd b/c it sort of defeats the point of wearing shorts IMO, but if the guys are comfortable in it, go for it & if they're comfortable in above the knee shorts, go for it.
MrMetal hates long shorts & so do I (both for myself & for him). To us, the whole point of wearing shorts is not to have a bunch of fabric covering your legs. His favorite shorts were his old OP corduroy shorts, like these.
He would still wear them today if he could find them. He wears the shortest shorts he can find, which are still quite long, but at least above the knee, kinda like these or a loose fitting version.
IDK any women who have a preference for what length shorts a guy wears. The men (& women) I know tend to wear whatever they're comfortable in & not worry about fashion trends. It's one of the benefits of maturity - not caring what others think. The long shorts style of the last several decades I find odd b/c it sort of defeats the point of wearing shorts IMO, but if the guys are comfortable in it, go for it & if they're comfortable in above the knee shorts, go for it.
Haha, the second picture looks like it's the costume for a Ricola commercial or a community theater presentation of Pinocchio.
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Dress age (and gender) appropriately.
We used to judge guys by their legs comparing them to Tom Selleck's back in the day. My husband rocked those short shorts and swim trunks. Now the tan stops just at the knees which is why men's legs look a little funny, today.
