For or against the Bermuda shorts-socks-loafers combo?
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When our stepfather dressed like this in the summer, we were "embarrassed"... Today, it's the ultimate style adopted by an entire generation of boys. Decryption.
To be honest, we hadn't spotted this summer trend right away. It was the front row of Men's Fashion Week last week that first alerted us. Since then, on the subway ride to our offices, we've counted dozens of them, these men in chic Bermuda shorts, socks pulled up to mid-calf, and black loafers. An unlikely marriage between post-Covid sock-swimming flip-flops and the preppy style inherited from American Ivy League colleges . Who would have thought that big-city hipsters would adopt the schoolboy look of AC/DC's Angus Young? For the record, on the advice of his sister Margaret, who encouraged him to create a strong identity, the legendary guitarist borrowed his nephew's school blazer before taking the stage at Sydney's Victoria Park in 1974. A legend was born.
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More likely, we can see in this outfit the influence of Tyler, The Creator, master of trends among men, who popularized it during the promotion of his album Igor in 2019. Images of the American in Bermuda shorts, white socks and a sleeveless sweater (sometimes from his own brand Golf Le Fleur ) have gone around the world. He himself is said to have been inspired by his musical mentor, Pharrell Williams, now artistic director of the men's collections at Louis Vuitton. The said silhouette was even one of the signatures of his summer 2025 collection for the trunk maker, which we saw adopted by Tahar Rahim and Mason Thames, during the show on June 25, on the forecourt of the Centre Pompidou.
Paul, a 22-year-old Parisian actor, has also converted to the Bermuda shorts-socks-loafers combo. "I've always looked younger than my age. Before, it made me self-conscious, but now, with this offbeat schoolboy look, I can have fun with it and I even enjoy cultivating my difference." Benjamin, a 21-year-old business school student, is open to the style: "So what? We're fine with Peter Pan collars and Liberty flowers for girls! A piece of clothing is made to highlight an identity. My identity is that of a young man who doesn't want to grow up too quickly."
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