Short Shorts On The Way Back!!!

[Minimalist75]

I liked the look of the front pockets sticking out below the bottom of the shorts on cutoffs when short shorts were in fashion.

[SwimTeamSpeedo]

My post referring to OP shorts was about how lengths have changed for guys shorts and swimwear. Go read it again.... OP shorts were the in-style guys casual shorts of the day.

[shaulis]

Basketball players such as Michael Jordan really got long shorts in the mainstream when the players decided against wearing the usual short shorts that were worn for years. They wanted shorts that were more their style which were longer and looser than the older players' shorts.

[Byron]

.......might that by any chance include the manufacturers' opportunity for a price-hike, advertising space, and lurid coloring?
I have yet to be convinced that a long mass of manmade fiber clinging to a sweaty leg during play can in some way be more comfortable to wear.

[SwimTeamSpeedo]

The best split leg running shorts were back in the early 1990's when Nike had a line of "Internationalist" Race Shorts that were fully split and the inseam was about half an inch. The material was cut so that the side seam was about 4 inches and split. They were awesome shorts. I had three or four pair and loved them. Today, full split shorts are really hard to find with only a few brands still realy selling them. BOA has a great 1 inch inseam full split short and is my current mainstay for running (unless I am at the beach, in which case I wear a brief swimsuit).

http://www.boausa.com/

[Byron]

Thanks for explanations and illustrations guys - common level of understanding established (wish I could pass a law on retailers to do the same - some who aren't specialist so often can't properly describe what they offer).

PS: tantalising running shorts can sometimes be more attractive than speedos
(but I shall have to ask Louis's forgiveness there)

[Byron]

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