Jorts with cargo pockets, jorts that go below the knee, jorts with a monogram print, jorts with a raw hem…. browsing through the latest products to release at retailers leaves you staring in the face of countless denim shorts.
We’ve even started seeing people wearing their jorts with Timberland boots — what is going on?
Only a few summers ago, this style of long and baggy shorts was found exclusively in highly-practical wardrobes of middle-aged suburban men (and the odd old-school skater). But now, jorts have joined the likes of hiking sneakers, cardigans, and cargo pants in getting the dad-core treatment.
We’ve noticed that shorts are getting terrifyingly long this summer, even approaching 3/4 length territory, and it seems that a lot of blame rests at the door of jean shorts.
We really shouldn’t be surprised though, the writing has been on the wall for the denim legwear. A$AP Rocky wore a pair to tease his Vans collaboration two summers ago, Justin Bieber has been using them as a summer alternative to his signature baggy jeans, and let’s not forget the Hadid sisters rocking jorts over jeans all the way back in 2018. But it still feels so wrong seeing jorts luxury-fied en masse.
Seeing this once-ridiculed style on the runway and in the wardrobes of celebrities, I can’t help but see John Cena in his wrestling prime.
“I chose denim because you don’t blow the crotch in denim,” Cena previously told James Corden about his signature legwear. “I tried cargo pants, and in front of the world a few times, here I am, trying to put my life on the line with the superstars that I have a match with, and everybody is just looking at my dick. So denim’s a safe play.”
Of course, we aren’t expecting you to go out wrestling in your newest jorts, but he does make a good point about one of the big pros of the style — its toughness. Denim has its routes in workwear due to its durability and it means that any pair you buy now will likely stay in your wardrobe for…
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