The more he danced on stage with Charli XCX, hisSweat Tourco-conspirator, the more his shirt rose.Sweatis right.

Paul Mescal at the Gucci, spring 2025 menswear show in June.

Troye Sivan in Prada.

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Prada and Simons werent alone with this tantalizing mens proposal.

The look was reminiscent of Thom Brownes spring 2023 jockstraps: I wanted it to be obnoxiously low-hanging.

I mean, is the butt crack really interesting?

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Paul Mescal at the Gucci, spring 2025 menswear show in June.

I thought the front part looked a lot more interesting.

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Browne et al have the right idea with their perverse games of sex appeal.

Much attention has been paid of late to the upper thigh as the apex of male eroticism.

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Troye Sivan in Prada.

What really makes short-shorts alluring is that they reveal a lot without giving it all away.

The big question is what comes next: more revelation (Rick Owens, fall 2015, anyone?)

or a swing of the pendulum towards the prim and prudish?

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Olly Shinder at Fashion East

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