A history of shorts

By Danton Remoto

Nov 17, 2022 12:05 am

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IN this tropical weather, the discovery, or rather, the recovery, of the shorts as appropriate for outdoor wear is one of the most significant fashion finds. I still recall the days when my mother would ask me to change into something 'more presentable' when I'd venture out of the house.

That meant a pair of long pants: double knit and gabardine in the 1970s, corduroy in the 1980s, and then and now, the old reliable red-tag Levi's 501.

Commuters and pedestrians are forced to cross the flooded portion of Aguinaldo Highway, Barangay Habay, Bacoor City on foot as the area is submerged in floodwater due to heavy rains in Cavite on July 24, 2021. FILE PHOTO BY DENNIS ABRINA

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