Men’s shorts are getting shorter, and social media users have noticed.
After a few male celebrities shared photos of themselves wearing high-cut activewear earlier this week, Men’s Health magazine wrote an article that predicts short shorts for men will gain popularity this summer, especially among fitness enthusiasts.
#QUADSUMMER 2021 is coming. Get ready for short shorts. 🍗🍗https://t.co/JghtDZ2RNB
— Men's Health Mag (@MensHealthMag) April 8, 2021
Director of the Avant-Guide Institute, Daniel Levine, says that shorter shorts for men have been trending in 2021, according to global consumer trend research conducted by the firm. It’s not the first time in fashion history this has happened. Men’s athletic shorts were noticeably short between the 1940s and 1980s before trends shifted towards above- or at-the-knee shorts or longer.
Many on Twitter acknowledged the cyclical nature of fashion in posts that either praised or shamed men’s short shorts.
cancel me for this idc but your thighs will look better if they’ve got a little more fabric to strain against. This is a pro-5-inch account https://t.co/yiamQ7Ga60
— adam (@adamjmoussa) April 7, 2021