SHORT SHORTS, DO WE LIKE THEM?

Japanese-esque public bathroom, self-adjusted h&m patterned shorts, birkenstocks, basic white t-shirt and french market hat

curtain light

This summer involved some hectic toing and froing around the south of France. I somehow find 'holiday clothing' impossibly hard, i guess i have some deep set psychological issue with resort wear.
Its hard to find a balance between comfort, style and the non-tourist-look.
I found this black wool hat at a strange morning market near Tournon in France. The inside label says 100% wool, but in four different languages: this includes Italian, which translates as 'Lana', i think it was a sign.

French style is debatable, to say the least. The French seem constantly torn between impeccable, sharp, style and looking as if they are 10 years behind. I found that the style for older men is similar to the look i am sporting in the photographs above, except the shorts are often denim, a lot shorter, and they are wearing wife beaters (white vests).
So not a lot like my outfit, really.
Modern menswear is featuring many a short short, though. This is evident in collections by Dior (homme), Raf Simons and Juun J. I want to consider this in more depth in a future post. But this is some food for thought.

As a young male, it can be difficult to leave the house in what one man described as "panties". The short-short can strip an outfit of typical 'masculinity', but wheres the fun in looking masculine anyway?

The younger males seem to be sticking to the knee-length short.. something i just cannot work with my height. But i believe this is all about to change for them, just give it ten years.