It’s difficult to pin down just when men’s shorts started to travel from the middle of their thighs down to right above their knees.
Unfortunately, men must’ve gotten word about just how much of a pain in the ass it is to use the bathroom while wearing a romper and decided the risk wasn’t worth it! “Some were excited for a new stylish option in their wardrobe while others were skeptical of being able to pull off the silhouette,” they said. Who could forget just a few summers ago when the clothing company Romphim made us hopeful that romper shorts-a convenient two-in-one gateway garment-were going to be the latest clothing item to appear in men’s closets? In its mission statement on its website, Romphim’s founders confessed that some men were questioning whether or not they would be able to pull off the garment. Even before Ventimiglia captured our mass affection by donning a pair of short shorts, there had already been a years-long active campaign to get men to wear shorter shorts. Toned thighs, thicc thighs, thighs that have never even seen a gym.
To be clear: I want to see all kinds of thighs this summer.