Chances are youve worn a pair of jorts in your life.
Maybe you took a pair of shears to old Levis or bought them new.
But its an inescapable fact that during the warmer months, jean shorts are everywhere.
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), when the demand for sturdy workwear skyrocketed.
The counterculture movement in the 1960s brought about the rise of jean shorts.
Soon enough, jorts were everywhereand getting shorter by the year.
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To this day, the itty-bitty thigh grazers still bear her characters name and have inspired cultural references galore.
In the 1980s, hemlines grew longer, waists got higher, and washes were lighter.
Tennis legend Andre Agassi even played the 1988 US Open in a pair of acid-wash jorts.
Jane Birkin walking with her partner, Serge Gainsbourg, and daughters Kate and Charlotte on a trip to St. Tropez, France, in 1972.
But by no means were short-shorts obsolete.
But recently jorts are creeping back down toward the knees.
From Kendall Jenner to both Hadid sisters, the tastemakers are signaling a return to the 90s-style shorts.
Blondie’s Debbie Harry lounging in a pair of cutoffs, circa 1977.
Halfway through 2024, its clear that the long shorts trend is continuing.
(His drawstring shorts, however, are Bottega Veneta.)
Wherever jorts may go from here is anyones guess, but they certainly arent going anywhere.
Michelle Pfeiffer on the set ofBad Cats,1980.
Blondies Debbie Harry lounging in a pair of cutoffs, circa 1977.
Michelle Pfeiffer on the set ofBad Cats,1980.
Andre Agassi competed at the 1988 US Open in a pair of acid-wash jorts.
Andre Agassi competed at the 1988 US Open in a pair of acid-wash jorts.
Azzedine Alaias spring 1991 ready-to-wear collection featured a new take on the Canadian tuxedo.
Pamela Anderson wore a pair of tactfully ripped jorts at aBaywatchcelebrity surf event in Malibu in 1993.
Adut Akech walked for Isabel Marants spring 2019 ready-to-wear show.
Sandra Bernhard and Madonna performed in embellished, knee-length jorts at the Don’t Bungle the Jungle benefit concert in New York in 1989.
Gigi Hadid stepped out in controversial knee-length jorts in New York in 2019.
Pharrell Williams hit the red carpet for the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival.
Bella Hadid tried on a baggy pair of jorts for size in New York in 2022.
Azzedine Alaïa’s spring 1991 ready-to-wear collection featured a new take on the Canadian tuxedo.
Suki Waterhouse in New York, 2023.
Gigi Hadid in New York, 2023.
Emily Ratajkowski in New York, 2023.
Pamela Anderson wore a pair of tactfully ripped jorts at aBaywatchcelebrity surf event in Malibu in 1993.
Taylor Swift in New York, 2023.
Charli xcx in New York, 2024.
Justin Bieber in Bottega Veneta jorts, 2024.
Halle Berry in 1994
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Ol’ Dirty Bastard of the Wu-Tang Clan shooting the “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” music video in New York, 1995
The members of Mobb Deep in New York, 2003
Beyoncé visiting MTV’sTRLin 2006
Rihanna performed at the 2012 Coachella Festival in a pair of spiky, studded jorts.
Chloe Sevigny beat the NYC summer heat in jorts paired with a sheer white lace blouse and a black leather crossbody in 2015.
Adut Akech walked for Isabel Marant’s spring 2019 ready-to-wear show.
Gigi Hadid stepped out in controversial knee-length jorts in New York in 2019.
Pharrell Williams hit the red carpet for the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival.
Bella Hadid tried on a baggy pair of jorts for size in New York in 2022.
Suki Waterhouse in New York, 2023.
Gigi Hadid in New York, 2023.
Emily Ratajkowski in New York, 2023.
Taylor Swift in New York, 2023.
Charli xcx in New York, 2024.
Justin Bieber in Bottega Veneta jorts, 2024.
