We Never Thought We’d Wear These Shorts Again, But Here We Are

We’re here to tell you a simple truth: shorts that won’t make you feel uncomfortable in the office exist. Before you mouth ‘impossible’, remember the Spring Summer 18 runways were ready for our current heatwave.

We’re here to tell you a simple truth: shorts that won’t make you feel uncomfortable in the office exist. Before you mouth ‘impossible’, remember the Spring Summer 18 runways were ready for our current heatwave.

No less than Saint Laurent, Chloé, Isabel Marant and Off-White gave their stamp of approval to the leg-baring trend. Though these brands confirmed our suspicions that the bum-grazing knicker style is currently enjoying a sabbatical, these labels were also keen to promote another longer silhouette. A few years ago we might have called this streetwise item a ‘city short’ or even at a pinch ‘bermuda’, but under the watchful eye of Paris Fashion Week’s designers this longer and leaner cut has redefined itself simply as ‘knee-length’. How do we know? Net-A-Porter and Farfetch have both renamed their categories to reflect this.

Now that we’ve May-ed it (sorry not sorry) to Spring the temperatures are rising and not every office is fully equipped to deal with this. This newly updated silhouette is the answer to tackling this corporate beast of a situation. It leaves more to the imagination than most abbreviated trousers and yet still has that tanning at lunchtime potential. Adwoa Aboah and Suki Waterhouse are already fans. Plus, when Leandra Medine (Cohen) who runs the Man Repeller blog headed to Paris for the recent Chanel Cruise show she packed a pair. The question is, are you ready to get on board?