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Quads Are the New Biceps: Why Fashion Went Long on Short Shorts

 Men are sporting thigh-baring shorts at a rate not seen since the days of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Tom Selleck. But does the trend have legs?
(L-R) Burberry Cruise 2020, Tom Selleck from Magnum P.I., Prada Spring 2019, Dries van Noten Spring 2020, Donald Glover, Sean Connery as James Bond | Source: Indigital, Getty, Collage by Amy-Laure Richards
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  • Cathaleen Chen,
  • Brian Baskin

NEW YORK, United States

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