Most men wearing shorts are wearing them too long and too wide and the result is the same every summer. You end up looking shorter, heavier, and less put together than you actually are. A slim fit short fixes all of that. The closer cut through the thigh creates a clean line that works with a good leather sandal, a low top trainer, or even a loafer if you’re somewhere warm enough to justify it. The hem sitting just above the knee is not a style choice, it’s a proportion choice, and it’s the right one. We’ve been particularly focused on shorts with a proper waistband, fabric that doesn’t go limp in the heat, and a rise that sits where it should without pulling. These are not swim shorts reclassified. They’re actual shorts built with the same attention to fit we’d expect from a good pair of trousers. The length and cut here are doing real work.