Jorts used to be kind of a joke, the preserve of suburban dads and Kevin Smith memes. Now they're something much stranger: fashion.

Everyone needs a good pair of denim shorts, just like this light-wash pair. Featuring a high-waisted silhouette and a frayed hem, these jean cutoffs are neither too short nor too long and can ...

Just like a full length pair of jeans, the best jorts start with good denim ... even encourages you to cut off the legs a bit for an even shorter inseam and a frayed hem. Either way, these ...

Classic denim shorts, like great white sneakers, are a wardrobe essential. Whether you favor worn-in cutoffs or a crisp ... crisp and cool in a short, raw-hemmed pair in washed black.

Denim shorts have long been a festival staple. I grew up on Tumblr, saving images of girls lounging in the grass in sequinned or studded cutoffs ... these loose Levi's men's pair that hit just ...

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