shorts in public

rlit195908

Why Has the trend change so much, shorts are to long and baggie these days. Women can wear short cotton shorts in public but men are afraid to wear short shorts. Why?

PiercedAndFit

The Fashion Police would site them if they did!

"It's never too late to become what you could have been"

wommble

Short shorts are very European - the long shorts are very North American!
I still prefer short shorts and can't abide the long ones! Besides shorty shorts are more revealing. North America is still very conservative! Let me not statrt on the whole Speedo debate in NA!

rlit195908

If i wore them baggie long shorts i might as well wear long pants.

invisibleman

Once, I wore (hot pants style) football scrimmage shorts to the gym and this lesbian fitness trainer asked me "What was I saying by wearing those shorts?"

I told her that "Honey, if I have to tell you. You are in-deed a lesbian."

We both had a laugh at that...

Mr. Snakey

I cant wear short short's without getting arrested. So to wear shorts that long? I might as well wear pants.

wankaholic

Baggy shorts are also a uk thing, not too sure if the rest of europe is the same....It does seem that the uk and the us have very similar fashon trends.

I think baggy shorts feel better to wear, and are less restricting. The summer here jumps out at us in the space of a week, so we dont expect the heat, baggy shorts are a blessing.

Kewlbeans

I wear my shorty shorts to the gym. Only way to show of my legs :)

OldFirm08

sort of like the speedo' tighty suit is still popular around Europe ( especially on obese men it seems), but most straight guys here in the States stopped wearing them like in the mid 80's. As for the gangbanger/NBA/street thug look of shorts with the crotch below the knees, falling off the ass with pockets for their drugs and guns down by the ankle, well I'm not a fan at all.

NIMBUS

Totally agree. I wouldn't wear tight or short shorts. I prefer the ones that are like cutoff combats, with loads of pockets (inc. zip-up ones). When I go out on a hot day I don't like taking a jacket with me, unnecessarily, so it's good to have somewhere to put the wallet, the credit cards, two sets of keys, rail season ticket wallet, tissues, phone, headset etc etc.

I keep getting bought useless shorts with crappy mesh pockets that are too shallow to put anything in. They just get chucked in the bottom of the drawer and are never worn (in fact they'll probably end up in the charity collection!).

sdbg

Shorts are part of the Southern California lifestyle. I'm a fan of mesh athletic shorts aka basketball shorts. I like all the colors and the shiny fabric. They are as comfortable as clothes can be. Inseam length varies between 6" - 10". They don't need to be tight to be sexy if you're resonably fit. Most of them come with pockets. Champion, Nike, and Russell Athletic are my favorites.

Avatar Photo - Mile 17 - April 2008 Rosarito to Ensenada 50 Mile Bike Ride

RandyL

Because when the women wear short shorts, I need long shorts to keep my boner under control!

6" long, 5-1/4" around, currently in the process of restoring my foreskin. I'm a CI-5 on the 1-10 foreskin coverage index chart.

Meniscus

Here's an enlightening article

BAGGY Pants

vietballa

eh, I think they're more comfortable that short shorts.

zawfi

Yeah, baggy shorts are more comfortable than tight short shorts. Nothing like catching a breeze up your legs when wearing boxers and baggy shorts. And by baggy shorts, I don't mean oversized and falling off my hims.

Fashions change over time. It just happens.