Relief all round as Bad Bunny brings back regular-length shorts | Men’s fashion
Men can breathe a huge sigh of relief this week, thanks to Bad Bunny, whose debut collection for fast fashion company Zara includes a pair of shockingly normal mid-thigh shorts. While for the last few years, short-shorts have threatened to make every day a leg day, the sight of the Puerto Rican star wearing shorts that come comfortably to within a few inches of the knee will signal a welcome shift for many. Grigor Dimitrov, also in regular-length shorts. Photograph: Matthieu Mirville/DPPI/Shutterstock Bad Bunny, or Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is not alone in his relatively modest hemline choice. As Hikmat Mohammed, beauty editor at Vogue Business, points out: “All the tennis players have been wearing longer shorts recently.” Grigor Dimitrov suffered a shock loss at Roland Garros this week wearing shorts a similar length to Ocasio’s. “I don’t really think anybody should be wearing long shorts,” says Mohammed. “However there does seem to be a natural move for men.” He thinks it has to do with “relaxation, feeling maybe more comfortable in your body; it’s …
