Call it the Great Shorts Divide: For the past few summers, men’s shorts have somehow been getting both shorter and longer. On one end, there’s the unmissable thigh-baring hemlines favored by Paul Mescal, Pharrell, and truly too many other famous guys to list here. On the other side, you have the slouchier, below-the-knee joints as seen on Justin Bieber, Lemaire’s runways, and the hippest dudes on the Lower East Side. Now, as temperatures crank up, the perennial menswear question returns: What’s shaping up to be the signature shorts length for summer 2026?
Click here to find out how your shorts should fit in 2026.
