From baggy board shorts at Miu Miu to the barely visible micro hot pants at Prada, shorts were seen all over the runways. In Milan it was all about short shorts, as Sabato de Sarno’s new-look Gucci centred around teeny tiny shorts (a natural continuation of autumn’s no-pants trend). If you have no interest in channelling your inner Kylie Minogue, however, the summer collections are filled with lots of silhouettes that might even tempt those who have vowed to avoid wearing anything above the knee.
(longer denim shorts) are proving popular for another summer, as the longer leg and boxy fit gives plenty of coverage, and so function in your wardrobe like your everyday jeans, rather than the revealing of the Noughties. Denim cut-offs might make you think of Britney Spears’s signature Abercrombie Daisy Dukes from 2004, which were so short that the lining of the pockets jutted below the ripped hemline, however in 2024 denim shorts are more like the high-waisted, light-wash pair Cindy Crawford wore in her iconic Super Bowl Pepsi advert. One of the most popular styles is , that have a high, fitted waist and a flared shorts leg.
Summer shoes can be difficult at the best of times, as it can be tempting to live in your well-worn Teva’s or Birkenstocks with every outfit regardless of the dress code. Ripped shorts can easily tip into being scruffy, however, and so your shoe choices will need some extra consideration. Below we have listed five shoe pairings that balance comfort and .