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Black Shorts That Don't Try Too Hard

Most black shorts fail in one of two directions. They're either trying so hard to be technical that they look like you've wandered off a trail run, or they're so aggressively casual that they read as an afterthought. Neither works when you're trying to look like someone who thought about getting dressed. The shorts we've pulled together here live in the space between those two failure modes. The right inseam length matters more than most men realize. Too short and it becomes a statement you didn't mean to make. Too long and you're back in 2004. We've been looking specifically at cuts that sit just above the knee, fabrics that don't wrinkle the moment you sit down, and waistbands that don't broadcast their elasticity to the room. Black is the easy call for this category because it travels well and works harder across more situations. These are the ones that look considered without announcing themselves.

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Most black shorts fail in one of two directions. They’re either trying so hard to be technical that they look like you’ve wandered off a trail run, or they’re so aggressively casual that they read as an afterthought. Neither works when you’re trying to look like someone who thought about getting dressed. The shorts we’ve pulled together here live in the space between those two failure modes. The right inseam length matters more than most men realize. Too short and it becomes a statement you didn’t mean to make. Too long and you’re back in 2004. We’ve been looking specifically at cuts that sit just above the knee, fabrics that don’t wrinkle the moment you sit down, and waistbands that don’t broadcast their elasticity to the room. Black is the easy call for this category because it travels well and works harder across more situations. These are the ones that look considered without announcing themselves.