Best of Spring 2012 Shorts
- Published on Friday, 04 May 2012 13:10
- Matt Bell
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Designers took needle to thread this season in one of the most prolific offerings of daring and quirky shorts in a very long time. The story has moved away from what length guys should be wearing and has been planted firmly onto personality. Patterns, symbols, themes, shapes, icons…what do the pictures on your shorts say about you? We’ve got 12 notable picks that range the span of personality (and one we’ll have to day dream about) after the jump. So…move it T-shirt! For Spring 2012—shorts will be having all the fun.
Polo Ralph Lauren
Printed Chino Short, %100 cotton, $89.50; Ralphlauren.com
Mark McNairy
Chino Shorts, 100% Cotton, embroidered flowers, $200; Openingcerenony.com
Burberry Prorsum
Sunburst Print Swim Shorts, Nylon, $295; Burberry.com
ETRO
Tennis Print Shorts, Cotton, $521; Etro.com
Riviera Club
Apostrophe Short, 100% Cotton, Screen Printed, $198; Rivieraclothing.com
Billly Reid
Heirloom Patchwork Shorts, %100 cotton, $395; Billy Reid, 54 Bond Street, New York, NY, 212.598.9355
3.1 Phillip Lim
Leisure Short, %100 Natural Cotton, $450; 31philliplim.com
Gareth Pugh
Optical Neoprene Paneled Shorts, Neoprene, $1088; Luisaviaroma.com
Nautica
Painted Shells Trunk, 100% Polyester, $48; Macys.com
Tropicalia
Americana Short, Washed Cotton Canvas, $39; urbanoutfitters.com
Engineered Garments
EG Peacock Shorts, 100% cotton, hand printed, $235; nepenthesnyc.com
Loden Dager
Printed Paisley Cargo Short – Red Multi, 100% Cotton, $220; lodendager.com
D&G
Entire Spring 2012 collection; Priceless—Its the last D&G collection and its not up for sale.
