Professor Andrew Groves, who teaches on the Menswear MA course, was quoted in an article published on The Guardian website about the resurgence of men’s short shorts.
Menswear has been embracing a certain brand of sexual empowerment, with short shorts making a comeback during lockdown due to Harry Styles and actor Paul Mescal, who have been seen wearing them in public.
Professor Groves said: “The display of the elongated leg, from ankle to crotch has, in recent fashion history, almost wholly been the preserve of womenswear. It feels radical to see men playing with these proportions. Suddenly, short shorts seem highly inappropriate, almost profoundly shocking to see.”
The shock is, Professor Groves explains, the presentation of a male leg in “a highly sexualised and eroticised manner.”
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