@gq: Rising temperatures and a slew of celebrities (we’re looking at you Paul Mescal) have made the 3” inch inseam inescapable. Scanty, unserious, and even slutty, the rise of short-shorts has signaled a period of menswear flauntiness not seen since the ‘70s. We gathered 14 friends of GQ to salute the skimpiest shorts of the summer. Outer Banks breakout Chase Stokes puts the appeal of flashing some thigh best: “I’m okay to show my skin in a way that maybe five or ten years ago I just didn’t have the courage to do. And I think maybe that’s just the place that the world is in. We’re becoming more accepting of ourselves through fashion, and short-shorts are an extension of that.” Check it out at GQ.com Written by Samuel Hine Photographed bu Bowen Fernie Styled by Brandon Tan #shorts #shortshorts #paulmescal #chasestokes #menswear