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“When I wear them, I feel like a back-up dancer for Prince strutting to ‘Little Red Corvette,’” she said. “I usually wear a big T-shirt with them so I don’t feel quite as undressed.”Ĭara Sheffler, a 33-year-old freelance writer, favored a short pair in pastel and metallic brocade designed by Rachel Comey. “I only wear them in the dead of summer,” said Rana Good, a 31-year-old journalist spotted in SoHo, of her orange Wildfox shorts decorated in flower appliqués. “Like everything in fashion, there will be a moment for other styles, but I think short shorts will always be a go-to,” said Lisa Lowman, senior vice president of design at Hollister.
No wonder: Millennial retailers such as American Eagle Outfitters and Abercrombie & Fitch cater to the trend with a wide range of “midi,” “shortie” or “festival” shorts in varying colors, washes and fabrics, some designed with exposed pockets and lace trim. And it just becomes a staple.”ĭuring WWD’s shorts-scouting session, those wearing the shortest styles appeared to be in their teens and early 20s.
The more you see it everywhere - and by everywhere, I mean online and in feeds - the less you think about it. “Have they become desensitized by the overt sexiness of these short shorts? Probably, but that’s what happens in an Instagram generation. “I think if you were to ask all of these young girls why they do wear, they’ll tell you it’s just another item in their closet,” Zee said. Joe Zee echoed the impact of social media on the trend. Think Hooters waitresses, or every other girl on Instagram posting their summer #beachbod pictures.” “Designers are adding more severe slits to the sides and rounding the shape, similar to the ‘dolphin’ short that was popular in the Eighties. “Daisy dukes are a department store staple, but the silhouettes are changing this season,” Classen said. The shorter the shorts, the more looks (and likes.) There’s also the Instagram-fueled culture of image and self-obsession. He thinks athletic streetwear - of the Vetements, Tory Sport, Alexander Wang and Y-Project variety - is also driving the trend. Issey Miyake Dies at 84: A Look Back at the Designer’s CareerĬelebrity stylist Christian Classen, who worked with Kate Young before stepping out on his own as Selena Gomez’s stylist and the fashion director for her 2016 “Revival” tour, said warm climates are only part of the story.
Wearing less when the heat rises is not exactly revolutionary, but is warm weather really all that’s behind - pun intended - the ultrashort-shorts trend? On a few recent sweltering afternoons in Manhattan and Brooklyn, WWD documented microscopic short shorts on women of all ages, many of whom worked the camera to show off their toned legs and derrieres in shorts paired with T-shirts and tanks. (Actually, the lower posterior is more specifically referred to as the underbutt, a term that emerged a few years ago as the trend became more and more ubiquitous.) No matter what you call them - daisy dukes, cheekies, tap shorts, cut-offs, HotPants - barely there shorts continue to rule the streets, with their inseams shrinking as temperatures rise.
TEENS GIRLS INSHORT SHORTS TV
Thirty-odd years after Nair, maker of depilatory products, posed the question with its catchy TV jingle in the Eighties (borrowing the lyrics from “Short Shorts,” the 1957 song by The Royal Teens), it’s more relevant than ever.