'A Don doesn't wear shorts!'

Advice proffered to Tony Soprano after reports of a barbecue he hosted.

Presumably because shorts lack gravitas.

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Long trahseez were a rite of passage in my younger days. Leaving primary school and growing up. Only scoutmasters and strange individuals used to wear shorts.

I wear them in the garden or on beaches.

The media make such a fuss about Fran and her Anderson and Shepherd jackets.

Personally I think she  looks a schlub.

A well tailored pair of shorts, polo shirt, surcingle or embroiled belt and some Sperrys on a warm day looks sharp and is supremely comfortable.

Things to avoid with shorts are too formal shoes, silly t shirts, flip flops in town and jackets of any type.

A couple of weeks ago I went to a really nice golf course for dinner in the States. A  lot of the men were dining in tailored shorts, linen shirts with drivers/loafers. A few had cashmere cable knits wrapped around their shoulders. They looked well turned out

Alvey ' Also I only pair shorts with polo shirts and t-shirts ', -  I add to that a camp collar shirt and 1/2 sleeve lightweight b/d's, and yes the shorts must finish just above your knee, you don't want to look like Lofty,
Kingy - 'Long trahseez were a rite of passage in my younger days. Leaving primary school and growing up. Only scoutmasters and strange individuals used to wear shorts', We're are of a similar vintage, and your right no one wore shorts when we were youngsters, '71/'72 bermuda shorts & cut off levi's for your first lads holiday in Majorca !
I was watching, ' Call the Midwife' with the Mrs a couple of months ago, ( yes I know but it's set in the 60's when I was growing up and it reminds us of things when we were kids !), anyway, the posh nurse and her husband were going on a trip in the summer and he got out of the car wearing a smart pair of shorts & ( probably) a polo, wrong ! no one wore shorts then apart from the people Kingy has mentioned.......

On a recent flight the guy sitting next to me actually apologised because he was wearing shorts and he thought I might consider it inappropriate attire for a aeroplane journey ! Needless to say he wasn't English.

Sancho
I recently bought some Press madras shorts. Really great colours. They can be altered too
I’ve also had some Brooks madras shorts in a red blue combination. Possibly not to everyone’s taste though.
For plain shorts in good quality fabrics I would look at Polo.
DuckHead with a small percentage of stretch are supremely comfortable
Some on here rate Uniqlo but I haven’t any experience of their shorts

Last edited by AlveySinger (2024-04-24 16:20:40)

My madras shorts are vintage, not a perfect colour or size, but as Tom says, not easy to find. (Though far easier than madras jacket!).

This summer it'll mostly be either old BB seersucker shorts or navy linen shorts (£30 at M&S no less!). Underwhelmed by uniqlo in recent years, hence M&S!