Shorts for work in summer ?

[sungod]

tbh i find 'smart'/'tailored' shorts silly

best to max it in one direction: a) proper suit, tie, etc.; b) grunge; c) party time

could never be bothered with people who got hung up on dress codes, it always indicated a certain pettiness in their nature

i remember getting dirty looks from a vp (usa of course) when they saw me checking in for a corporate do, i'd just got off the plane from some insect infested swampy hellhole and gone there direct, bdu trousers, big bergen, danner arcadias, nirvana tee, ignored the vp, dumped stuff in my room, bagged a seat at the back of the conference room near the door and nodded off, the vp didn't last long

a few weeks ago i got these splendid celine ones

 

[Ming the Merciless]

shorts tend to just come as one length

You can get shorts with the length specified usually in 2” increments.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

When I worked it went smart casual end of the 90s. Only time a tie gets worn is weddings and funerals. The tie and jacket comes off for the dancing

 

[Ming the Merciless]

In retired life; I live in shorts from late April till late October.

 

[cyberknight]

In retired life; I live in shorts from late April till late October.

Im pretty much the same at home to make up for work day betty swollocks .

 

[Oldhippy]

I've always found the idea of dressing for conformity bizarre and have never had to comply thankfully. Never had a suit or tie.

 

[teeonethousand]

Seen an article about whether it is ok for me to wear shorts at work so i would like the CC collectives view on this and your dress code I dont have an option as i have to wear cut resistant trousers, tops, arm guards, wrist guards, cut resistant gloves , hard hat, glasses , ear protection and safety boots as well as aprons for some jobs so im pretty much a pool of sweat all day long .

Blimey....are you a teacher? 😂😂

 

[Time Waster]

Wot? You mean shorts are still available?

I don't know what's with this current fashion for long shorts, but if they get any longer they'll be plus fours. I've just bought some online, and was dismayed to find they're halfway over my kneecaps, even though I'm 6'5" tall.

Fashion is for shorter shorts this year so you must be shopping in old man shops.
Here's a song for you!

On a more serious note, I was in Go Outdoors yesterday looking for shorts and eveen though that store seems to sell a lot of older style outdoor clothing they were about 50% shorts that were halfway up my thigh so they are getting shorter even in some outdoors brands. I got a longer pair but they were still a good couple of inches above the knee. I am same height but recently reesorted to going up a waist size so if anything shorts should be longer on me but these new model shorts were not at all. not short shorts but not as long as in previous years.

Personally I think it better too cover most of the thigh. I find my thigh can burn if exposed but my lower leg tends to resist for longer. Possibly because I wear shorts so much when off work and earlier in the year so I build up my tan early and slowly.

 

[numbnuts]

I use to wear shorts to work when I lived in Aussie and I was a Blacksmith

 

[numbnuts]

Fashion is for shorter shorts this year so you must be shopping in old man shops.

Here's a song for you!

My shorts

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

When I worked in an office and had the dress code of "men must wear a lounge suit"
then the concept was we should look smart and business like

which worked with most people
but one lad I worked with always looked scruffy
but he also bought more expensive suits than anyone else
it was just that his body shape , body language and general attitude just made a suit look scruffy
he looked smarter on evening out in his normal causal wear!

another person I worked with on occasion didn;t look after his suit at all
and smoked heavily
so his suit was a mess and looked awful - but complied with the policy

 

[cyberknight]

Blimey....are you a teacher? 😂😂

Im not that bonkers , working with people half my age is bad enough let alone kids .

 

[Dadam]

I'm glad to work in an environment with a relaxed attitude to dress codes. I work in a tech consultancy. There isn't really a codified dress code, but it's been stated as "business casual", whatever the hell that means. Shorts, trainers, band t-shirts etc are fine in the office which suits me. I usually wear either jeans or shorts plus a polo shirt. Occasionally if at a conference or client site visit I might stretch to button up shirt and chinos.

I'm a naturally scruffy person. I could be done up to the nines and thirty minutes later I'd look like I'd been pulled through a hedge. I like to be comfortable and I simply don't work as well if I'm not. There is no correlation between dress codes and performance. Simply, some people like being smart and some people don't. If you force people, the latter type will either rebel or quietly leave, and you've lost a big chunk of your talent pool.

Oh and ties should just be flat out banned. They are an utterly pointless garment. Last time I wore one was to a funeral.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

I'm glad to work in an environment with a relaxed attitude to dress codes. I work in a tech consultancy. There isn't really a codified dress code, but it's been stated as "business casual", whatever the hell that means. Shorts, trainers, band t-shirts etc are fine in the office which suits me. I usually wear either jeans or shorts plus a polo shirt. Occasionally if at a conference or client site visit I might stretch to button up shirt and chinos.



Oh and ties should just be flat out banned. They are an utterly pointless garment. Last time I wore one was to a funeral.

The most useless ornaments ever devised.

 

[presta]

On the left a pair of shorts I regard as a sensible length. They're about 30 years old, and absolutely threadbare because I haven't been able to find anything to match them. The shorts in the middle were the nearest I could find about 5 years ago, and the ones on the right are the tops off the zip-off trousers I've just bought. Lengths from top to bottom are 44cm, 51cm & 54cm.

Whilst we're about it, the Lycras on the left here are the only ones I've ever had that I regard as long enough, and the ones on the right are a pair that are the same length as every other pair I've had:

The satisfactory shorts on the left are about the same length in both pictures.