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Key items, SS27 menswear

Above the knee shorts appeared in 10.2% of looks at the SS27 menswear shows, down from 12.5% in SS26. 109 designers showed the trend across 493 looks.

Share of looks
10.2%
Change vs SS26
−2.3 pts
12.5% → 10.2%
Looks
493
of 4,855
Designers
109
of 166

Number 10 of 71 key items by share of looks. Also measured in London (10.1%), Tokyo (11.1%).

Updated September 29, 2026

Wooyoungmi, SS27 menswear, Above The Knee Shorts, look 20
Sergio Davila, SS27 menswear, Above The Knee Shorts, look 3
Egonlab, SS27 menswear, Above The Knee Shorts, look 32

Looks

11 of 493 looks, across designers.

  • Public School, look 3
  • Masu, look 9
  • Shinyakozuka, look 24
  • Dior Men, look 40
  • Edis Pala, look 3
  • Etro, look 25
  • Oscar Ouyang, look 9
  • Brooks Brothers, look 24

+482 looks

This page shows a sample. Every look is in T-Fashion, filterable by designer, city and color.

Designers

Looks with above the knee shorts, by designer.

  1. 1 Wooyoungmi 29
  2. 2 Zegna 24
  3. 3 Brooks Brothers 20

106 more designers

Each with their looks, in T-Fashion. This preview shows the top three.

Ranking

Share of looks among key items. The tick marks SS26.

All 71
  1. 1 Tailored Pants 42.5%
  2. 2 Side Pocket Pants 38.9%
  3. 3 Wide Leg Pants 23.7%
  1. 10 Above The Knee Shorts 10.2%

Worn with

Share of the 493 looks with above the knee shorts that also had each detail.

Colors

Details

  • Straight Hem 82%
  • Mid-Rise 71%

Fabrics

Patterns

Everything worn with above the knee shorts

This preview shows the top two per group. T-Fashion has every color, garment, detail, fabric and pattern.

By fashion week

Share of each city's looks.

  1. 1 London 10.1%44 looks
  2. 2 New York 6.0%29 looks

Above The Knee Shorts in full

What this page shows and what T-Fashion holds
On this page In T-Fashion
11 looks All 493 looks, filterable by designer, city and color
Top 3 designers All 109 designers, each with their looks
Top pairings Every pairing by color, garment, detail, fabric and pattern
Snapshot as of the last update Updated as each show is analyzed
– Moodboards, concepts and tech packs from the same looks

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Questions

How popular was above the knee shorts at the SS27 menswear shows?
Above the knee shorts appeared in 493 looks from 109 designers. That is 10.2% of all looks T-Fashion analyzed for the SS27 menswear shows.
Is above the knee shorts a trend for spring 2027?
Fading on the runways. Its share of looks is 10.2%, down from 12.5% in SS26.
Which designers showed the most above the knee shorts for SS27?
Wooyoungmi (29 looks), Zegna (24 looks) and Brooks Brothers (20 looks).
Which fashion week showed the most above the knee shorts?
London, where 10.1% of looks carried it (44 looks).
How does T-Fashion measure this?
T-Fashion tags every look of every Spring/Summer 2027 show. The share of looks is the number of looks with the key item divided by all menswear looks in the scope. The change compares that share with SS26.