Short Shorts On The Way Back!!!
 

Not Speedos, butt (pun intended) another fetish for "abbreviated" clothes:

http://www.justusboys.com/forum/gay-...rt-shorts.html :D

California Dolphin

trends......
 

Well, I hope so but a few "old faithfuls" appear in there (and I mean OLD) and I remember using the 4th pic to illustrate a point some while back (a guy out shopping in his local mall but I forget the exact thread on that occasion).

contrast
 

http://endless-pulchritude.tumblr.com/image/30093090699

The spectator and the athlete - good to see that the old split sides have not disappeared.

Those split-side shorts are hot. Many years ago - late 80s/early 90s - Adidas made such shorts with an outer shell that was so light and airy the lightest breeze would lift the panels. I remember being in a college stadium one day when guys and girls were just hanging around sunbathing and such - I was several rows below a group of guys standing and talking, one wearing those Adidas shorts. Looking up at them, the breeze had lifted the panel's on the guy's shorts, completely exposing the white inner liner and its bulging contents to my view. It was so erotic to see a dude so exposed... I immediately hurried to a nearby "Stripe 3" Adidas store to purchase some, which I still have today....

Nike has two styles as short as those in the photo in black. I saw them at the outlet I recently visited. US $24.99.

It's about time!
 

I have never given in to the fashion of knee-length "shorts." The longest I have are lower-thigh, because that's just all I could find.

I have a bright yellow pair of running shorts that I made side-split by (carefully) removing the seam. They look great, can't tell they are altered, and wear well. I run/jog on business trips all the time, and work out in them at the gym where I get some looks and the occasional OMG stare from a younger person, but who cares?

Also, wear boxer shorts as outerwear to the bank, grocery, Homo Depot, etc.

alteration
 

Interesting - to what extent up to the waist band do you remove the thread of the side seam?
Put me right on this but are not the Adidas and other splits for runners constructed with a slight fabric overlap at the open sides ?

I had several pairs of worn out jeans that I decided to make into cut offs. So I chopped them off a bit over 1/2 way up from the knees (which is as high as I can go without exposing the bottom of the pockets).

I've been casually wearing them out in public for about a year and they look and feel great.

No derogatory looks or comments either!!! :D

CD

shortened
 

Whenever I see the cut-off denims in hot weather it always seems to be the girls now who have taken over the fashion which could be more readily seen amongst the boys a few years back.
Do you go for new leg hemlines or prefer the frayed look ?
(and determining the correct height of cut at the base of bum cheeks is important I feel).

A few years back we had a construction guy working on the house, he had one of those incredible natural builds, probably about .0005% body fat, and thankfully he wore obscenely short cutoffs. Literally his balls hung out of them, he was totally at ease, happy with that. He'd even go down to the liquor store deli to buy lunch wearing those tiny obscene cut offs. He wasn't all just good looks, he was a real good, competent worker.

just what I need...
 

:) :) It is hot and sunny today and I suddenly have an urge to get some house repairs done.....

Good subject!

Short short split shorts are just up my alley. :)

Here is a cheap one, I have been eyeing to buy it. Either yellow or light blue.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/270992116117?var=570094026786&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

i got some. Quality D-. Short - YES, lets just say they are not really a cover up for speedos. Consistency in sizing F. Friend got some the same size and color and fit entirely different. Good Luck. As always, its a crap shoot when ordering from China. Kind of like a trip to Vegas - if you can't afford to lose the money, don't go there.

Did not see yours and friend's actual transactions, I couldn't make a comment on your experience. So far it had been good a few times I bought ebay items from China. I always read through the descriptions, read other buyers' comments. Keep a couple days or months before I finally make up my mind to purchase. Being cheap, I feel it should be appropriate for occasional running and weight lifting.

Do you realize that there are generally speaking 2 styles which look similar, but different? One is that one I am showing, a short split running shorts by Paul Jones. There is another one by Seobean, which is shorter, different material, butts hugging, swimsuit.

Both are looking similarly but actually two different things...

re. Vegas
 

http://images.latinospost.com/data/i...ogan.jpg?w=600


Off-topic but the little lad had been rehearsed to say "I'm glad to see you with your clothes on" - but Harry had been briefed in advance.

These BRIGHT yellow shorts are actually Speedo brand, but that has nothing to do with their length. I remove the thread of the side seam clear to the waistband. And Yes, there is a slight fabric overlap at the now-open sides, so you aren't fully exposed when standing, but when running or sitting or working out the thigh is full-on. :)

I had ordered mine and told him - he looked and ordered his before mine had arrived. The were both ordered the same size and both labeled the same when they arrived. When held up together one was about 1.5 inches larger across. Quality was pretty much Walmart standards -- seams coming apart by second washing (cold water, delicate cycle)

Like I said, with the inconsistency from china, I don't order something I'm not willing to toss in Goodwill or trash if it's crummy. I have some great suits, but enough to know it is a crap shoot!

Short shorts
 

Re.CD post #8
 

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9...zucio1_500.jpg
Shorter or longer than these ?

PS: These denims have had considerably more cutting and redesign in the recycling so I guess really only suitable for the bedroom:
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lr...gwhmo1_500.png

My cut off jeans are somewhere in between the two extremes - about 2-1/2" shorter than the first one and about 6" longer than the second. :D

CD

ABs
 

Nice shorts I haven't seen before (what a shame they are designated "for the gym" - makes guys feel they are not appropriate to be seen out and about)
http://www.sexyundies.org.uk/wp-cont...bum-shorts.jpg

short... sh..
 

I have one but its nsvy blue with dasrn blue stripes they are very very short indeed.

Wear short shorts
 

I've always loved to wear short shorts and I'm lucky that, weather permitting, I can wear them most of the time. Not to take anything away from speedos, but you can't really wear them on the subway or bus, going shopping, visiting a farmers' market, getting a haircut, or just around the neighborhood -- things I do in my short shorts all the time. If more men would wear them, maybe they would stage a comeback. My take on length: Stand up straight with your arms at your sides. If you can feel cloth with your fingers, your shorts are too long.

way to measure
 

Good rule of thumb there
(the military will know also that when at attention on parade the correct alignment of the arm is to feel the side seam of the pants with the thumb)

"My take on length: Stand up straight with your arms at your sides. If you can feel cloth with your fingers, your shorts are too long".[/quote]

If you're making cut offs from regular jeans, you still have to make sure the legs are long enough to cover the bottom of the pockets.

Other than that, just cut'em off as short as possible!!! :D

how it's done
 

Deliciously right?
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7kbJythr9s...off+shorts.jpg

Definitely wrong?
http://hossofsauce.files.wordpress.c...review-300.jpg

More short shorts
 

Check out http://guysinshortshorts.tumblr.com/ for more short shorts.

Byron, you need pockets in order to demonstrate the long eared trouser elephant, but it does seem a poor show to have them dangling in public.

nephew came this weekend and told me he had joined the cross country team at school. Told him I'd take him shopping but I had some shorts from when I ran so he dug through the "ancient history" drawer. He found a pair of Dolphins and really liked them so tried them on. When he modeled them he was a bit modest due to shortness, but figured they'd be ok. Liked fabric and how they looked on. Then he sat down and his junk fell out. "Gross - I can't wear these if I fall out" Told him I wore them with a speedo or jock. Speedo was out - didn't like his junk mashed. He also tried on some Arena shorts with the built in panty -- ok, but still "weird". Ended up a sporting good store's running section and got him some shorts that are mid thigh (5" inseam) that had a mid butt slit on legs. Those were short enough and he could go commando. Taking a guy from boxers to bikinis is not an easy chore. Gays in the bar seem to like them cuz their junk does fall out or they can display some bright color jock or speedo. Not expecting a big comeback but at least they will be available and seen on beaches and gyms more.
PS was hard the rest of the weekend watching his johnson swinging around in those shorts!

You could use this as a scheme to write a complete short story. It should be exciting...

story
 

Sorry to be a pedant NJH but theme not scheme for a story

re.post#29
 

Never heard johnson before. I know now but nowhere does the internet seem to explain why this family name is used and not Smith or any other........

(maybe akin to London rhyming slang eg if someone is ginger that's short for ginger beer)

problems arising....
 

We've discussed appropriate length and I think we can agree that this guy has perhaps gone a little too far:
http://greengaytube.com/short-shorts...-2-431397.html

There is a time and place for most things, loitering in a street with your junk hanging out is liable to get you arrested for indecent exposure. The people that have seen you and reported you to the police will also speak to local news reporters, wearers of speedos and decently cut short sports and hiking shorts will be blamed and labelled as perverts. You will therefore bring brief and skimpy menswear into disrepute by upsetting the public in public places.

The guy in the video appears to be wearing jeans that have been cut away leaving little more than a pair of briefs. The crotch has been cut away to just a strap between the legs, and although the garment has been hemmed the lack of elastic leg bindings in the hems means without support anything dangling will drop out (possibly a design for a woman). If you are going to wear something like this then keep it for the bedroom with your preferred partner.

At school we had to wear short white shorts commando for PE, sitting on a lower bench we would see up the shorts of those on benches above us if we looked round. It didn't matter as we would see each other in the showers later, but if you are going to wear short shorts commando have a thought for those that might see up them and object.

From my personal experience, if you're going to wear short shorts, you need to wear conventional tight fitting underwear to provide "support" if you know what I mean.

My body has changed over the past two decades and shorts that fit and looked OK in 1980's don't work nowdays. However, I can compensate for the change by adding more support and I can wear cut off jeans that more than 1/2 way up from the knee with no problem. :D

CD

commando for PE
 

To illustrate the point: http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8...7ybo1_1280.jpg

Could this be a reason why jock straps were invented? When I was growing up, a guy in those kinds of shorts would not be caught without a strap or a brif liner

seriously...
 

I am not so sure I see anything horrible about the pic... yeah his shorts flow open a bit...so what! He's damn impressive in that hand stand... and no, he should not wear a jock...

I was running through the streets of Brooklyn wearing this short short with bikini underwear underneath. At one intersection, a man screamed loudly, "PUT SOME CLOTHES ON, PUT SOME "F**KING" CLOTHES ON!"

I was running forward, did not look back, did not have time of thought to react. But half a day later still bother by it. But not angry nor sad.

*Not myself. Photo from the web.

It was 81F degrees sunny, I wanted to get some tan ;) .