Not about Speedos, but short shorts.
 

An "interesting" article.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor...h_hemline.html

"interesting"
 

Forgive my cynicism but the bullshit written by journalists (usually female),
desperately trying to fill trendy magazine space, is not worth the paper it is written on. She mentions Daniel Craig and the massive publicity campaign for the release of Casino Royale became so over-hyped that his "revealing" pic. was, in some publications, ridiculously captioned as wearing a daring bikini.
At least this one has the honesty to admit the nonsense of the socks and sandals story which has recently descended upon us.

I ran across this vid on runners:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEKQcIhjoxU

It was made back in 2010 so they must have embraced the idea of wearing short running shorts before I started wearing them in 2011. :D

We've installed a security camera in our condo building and one of them monitors the front along the sidewalk.

Looking though the videos, I've noticed there are a lot more guys out jogging in old fashioned runner's shorts.

Most of them are running in the late afternoon and evening after they get off work or when it's cooler.

Just to "Keep the engine warm" for this topic, here's the style for track & field:

http://www.hillsdalechargers.com/spo...20140912hj67ih

To avoid crotch raspberries, running shorts need to have the absolute minimum amount of material between the legs. That means the shorter, the better. Check out this week's pictures of the winner of the Boston Marathon.

I was at trampoline last night (I go to adult trampoline lessons, yes) and the elite national team were practicing...

I need to get into mens gymnastics shorts.

small and fall really well.

Looks like the wrestling teams have also been doing some serious trimming of the leg length: :D

http://www.mawawrestling.com/disneyduals04.html

Update on this topic as of June 1, 2015.

I went to Home Depot and there was a young guy and a girl shopping and the guy was wearing 1980s style short shorts. They looked like an off the shelf product. I don't know what the brand was, but they were about 6 or 7 inches above the knees.

Then I went to the supermarket and there was a group of three young guys in the line ahead of me. One of them was wearing what appeared to be cut off Nike or Adidas basketball shorts. Again, they were 6 or 7 inches above the knees.

Two separate incidents in one day of guys wearing short shorts. How's that for being "On A Roll"!!! :D

I only wear 5 inch inseam shorts now, which are the shortest available at most sites but still don't feel that short or revealing -- they're very comfortable, especially in the summer.

I didn't even read the article -- when they illustrate the subject using 20 year old pictures it is hard to think they have any grasp of the subject.

In San Francisco, I've seen young guys in short shorts at least three times in three different places over the past three days.

Two of them were wearing some kind of factory made pre-cut shorts. However, one of them was wearing what appeared to be a mid thigh cut-off version of Nike or Adidas basketball knee length shorts.

The shorter look is now getting into volleyball:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0BxIHob0Do

The leg views start around 2:00. ;)

volleyball
 

If my memory serves me correctly, volleyball shorts were extremely short in the era of short shorts for sports in general and got long more gradually than in other sports, notably basketball and soccer.
In beach volleyball most men wear long board shorts but shorter shorts and even speedos are allowed and seen occasionally. I know a beach volleyball player who knows someone who always competes in speedos and he thinks that gives him an advantage.

Today, I saw a couple more guys out in shorts shorts.

Looks like the style is gaining momentum slowly but surely.

I'm also thinking about starting a diary just to keep track of the trend. :)

Here's an update on the subject:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsBteeb5_b4

The leg line is definitely getting back up to the pre 90s!!! :D

I was in London on Monday evening, quite a lot of guys walking around in fairly short shorts, making the long shorts look out of place.
Long trousers and short shorts have always looked smart while long short tend to look a bit crap.

That's the idea: Long shorts are now beginning to look out of place just like they've been doing to short shorts for the past 15 years.

Now the tide is turning on them and it reminds me of the old saying "Karma's A Bitch"!!! :p :D ;)

An update on the subject from pics from about a week ago:

www.asianmensclub2015.asianvolleyball.net

www.​english.vietnamnet.vn​

www.theiranproject.com​​

I always find it interesting when an article uses a 20 year old picture as a reference.
Lately I have found a variety of lengths of shorts when I have shopped. It seems that a happy medium between the long below the knees and the short short like the old gym trunks or nylon running shorts. After the skinny jean fiasco, I think that manufacturers are realizing that variety of lengths is good.

Another update on the topic.

The guys in the white shorts have got the right idea: :D

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jzj6YQqIT8

Okay, line up the Italian guys. I'm on my knees and wearing my bib.

volleyball shorts have traditionally been shorter than basketball. These are actually a bit longer than the local collages wear

Yesterday, while flipping thru TV channels, I came across an Australia vs. U.S. rugby match. Much to my surprise, the American guys were wearing shorter shorts than the Australians. A couple of Americans had them very short, and quite tight.

sunbuff

The latest and greatest update for this week: :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyo0IL4N4uU

Bare Thighs update for October: :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqQRfwro8vw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2ntwVhA3WA

Table Tennis "All You Can Eat Special": Legs & Thighs :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdoE6kgTp_Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld8EgzXk-Lc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs3gL05hXDA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZuQxyrV5xo

Rugby is now adopting the shorter look:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtDA7TmtWws

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEYHjP8FOJE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiiCp32F7nk

These vids were recently posted so there's definitely an emerging trend.

volleyball
 

To mix topics, I have a acquaintance who is a serious beach volleyball player and he said that he know one person who always competes in a speedo and has seen other do so occasionally. The regular thinks it give him a psychological advantage.

Looks like table tennis in 2016 is off to a really good start: :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSQuv2jneds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKKvnjugWOU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KecXqsugz_M

I got a catalog in the mail for a company called "Bonobos" that sells men's casual wear and swim suits.

Interestingly, the company offers short swimming shorts more like the 1960s vintage trunks.

Check them out here:

www.Bonobos.Com

Here's an update on this topic.

A friend and I were riding home along a large street here in San Francisco and there's a wide tree covered jogging lane off of the side of the street.

I noticed a group of about 12 young men (probably in their very early 20s or possibly late teens) were out jogging in some kind of group run. All of them were in 1980s vintage running shorts.

My guess is they were part of a track and field team from a nearby college or a high school. Where ever they came from, it was great to see the traditional running shorts back in style. :D

Here, too
 

After seeing this topic, I realized that I have been seeing more casual "short shorts" on men, here in ultra-conservative Utah, lately. Seems to be a growing trend, here, as well as elsewhere.

I would not be surprised if the company that makes Chubbies helped instigate the return of the men's short short to the US. When they first launched in 2011, their motto was 'Sky's out--Thighs out!" and, I just saw on their website, today, an update to that thought, "We believe in the right your quads have to a life of freedom and sunshine"!

They are a bit pricey, but, obviously, their sales have continued and grown, contributing to men wearing shorter shorts. You may want to check them out, if you haven't already.

https://www.chubbiesshorts.com/

I haven't been near that 1-1/2 mile long running track that goes around the waterfront in San Francisco.

However I've gotten a glimpse of the section that runs past the super market where I shop and I see a lot of guys out in traditional running shorts. Those shorts look like they are Nike, Adidas, or some other popular brand.

So if you want the pre 90s style, they're definitely out there!!! :D

Columbia shorts
 

I like the Columbia ones myself:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0089...ID=71VcBILSRgL

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00ZV...MTMD1JDDT&th=1

Seems that rugby has the most "abbreviated" uniform for dry land sports:

http://www.therugbyleagueexperience....17-final-only/

You are looking at rugby league, a northern British alternative to rugby union which uses short but not quite as short shorts as rugby league shorts.
http://www.englandrugby.com/
I had to play rugby union at school in the 1970's when our shorts were even shorter.

For even shorter shorts look to Australian rules football.
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...48&FORM=VRDGAR

Australian rules football
 

Also noticed that unlike soccer or rugby, the men wear sleeveless shirts.
Do you know if there is a reason for this?

Australian Rules Football is a fast game played on a big pitch in a hot climate.
Rugby (Union and League) and Football (Soccer) are winter sports intended to be played in British drizzle and sleet. Hence the long sleeves and rugged cotton or nylon shorts.

In Rugby Union there is a lineout when the ball goes off the side of the pitch. The ball is thrown in from the sideline by a player into a line of players from each opposing team, each side lift one of their players by their shorts to gain extra height and catch the ball in the air. The player lifted up may wear special shorts for this purpose:
http://www.morrant.com/rugby_shorts/...s/54467_p.html

Another possible reason is Aussie Rules “footy” is a combination of sports including basketball, rugby (of course) and soccer, all played on a cricket pitch. The uniforms kind of remind me of old school basketball unis in the US, but a bit more minimalist even.