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Paul Mescal on the Short Shorts Phenomenon: ‘I Don’t Think I’m Responsible’

Paul Mescal, fashion’s poster boy for short shorts, revealed that he doesn’t think his style played a part in popularizing the trend

But in his recent cover story for Variety, which dropped on Wednesday, November 13, the Normal People star clarified his stance on the upsurge in tiny shorts: “For the record, I don’t think I’m responsible,” he said before insisting that he’s simply dressing more or less the same as the majority of Irishmen who play Gaelic Athletic Association football. The actor looked suave in a double-breasted coffee brown suit at the Australian premiere of his new movie, Gladiator II, in Sydney on Wednesday, October 30. The fashion bible even heralded the TikTok-and-Pinterest-spurned trend of women wearing men’s boxers as shorts as “the epitome of a functional summer staple,” particularly coupled with borrowed-from-the-boys oversized button-downs and penny loafers.

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