Short Trends 2024: 5 Styles That Are Heating Up This Summer

I have to admit, before this year, I’ve never put a lot of energy or focus into shorts. I have a couple of pairs in my wardrobe which I pull out for holidays and the warmest days of summer at home, but have I ever really thought about the shorts I’m investing in? That’d be a no. That is, aside from some roomy Adidas gym shorts my mum dug out of a bargain bin and bought for me to wear to P.E. when I was 10 (which I still own and wear and would probably the first clothing item I’d grab in a fire).

In addition to this beloved pair, I have a pairs in white and beige linen and some denim cut-offs. Pretty standard, right? However, between the hot spell last weekend and with an upcoming trip planned for next month, you might say I’m becoming acutely aware at just how many shorts outfits I’m seeing on social media right now. What’s more surprising is that all of the styles feel new and fresh and, dare I say it, are making me want to buy into them.

First, I became captivated by boxer-style shorts thanks to influencer April Lockhart’s now-viral post from styling hers. Dubbing them a core part of the “unofficial cool girl spring summer uniform,” and wearing them with a bright cardigan, green socks, metallic shoes and chunky jewellery, her post as since amassed 48,000 likes and floods of comments that share my sentiment. “I wasn’t that into shorts until I saw this,” said one user.

Now, if you’re interest is piqued, let me show you the other shorts trends I’ve spotted for 2024. There are five in total—one of which is, spoiler alert, boxer shorts—but what of the other four? One thing I can guarantee is that they’ll all make your outfits look considerably more current this summer.

From the pair I’ve seen in several French women to an update on a classic, scroll on to see and shop 2024’s biggest shorts trends.

SHORT TRENDS 2024: 5 THAT ARE HEATING UP THIS SUMMER

1. LOOSE DENIM

Style Notes: Denim shorts are a summer mainstay but, in place of the small,. fitted cut-offs many of us already own, fashion people have started to favour longer, looser styles. Arket’s pair is proving to be a firm favourite, but there are plenty of other options at different price points, too.

SHOP THE TREND:

Nobody’s Child

Brixton Denim Shorts

2. BLOOMERS

Shorts trends 2024: @mobinapeiman wears white lace, bloomer-style shorts with a camel-coloured cardigan

Style Notes: One of the least expected trends I expected to see on the spring/summer 2024 runways was bloomer shorts—lacy or frilled shorts that look as if they’d double as an undergarment in a racy Bridgerton scene. Wear with an eclectic shoe choice—cowboy boots feel especially apt—and a chunky cardigan per Lockhart’s recommendation.