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Shorts took on many forms at the men’s shows in Paris. The runways at the men’s shows in Paris were awash with shorts. “It’s the new miniskirt,” said Alex Badia, the style director of Women’s Wear Daily.

It came into focus at Saint Laurent, where Anthony Vaccarello opened the show with an orange shirt and matching tie tucked into its buttons with a pair of brown shorts — pleated, neatly cuffed and wide, as if a pair of dress pants had been lopped off at the upper quad. Boxy little numbers were also on display at Ami, Kenzo, Wales Bonner and LGN Louis Gabriel Nouchi.

In Milan, Prada’s men’s runway was awash in bunchy, blousy, patch-pocket bloomers. No one expects such a style to be embraced by the masses, but it serves as an extreme to retrain the eye.

“It’s the new miniskirt,” said Alex Badia, the style director of Women’s Wear Daily.