Doesn’t this just beat all:

“But for most of their history, shorts have remained a signifier of serious joggers, unstylish suburbanites, and conspicuous Americans abroad. They are the C-list celebrity of summer fashion, maligned yet ubiquitous. Recently, however, tastemakers have declared that the ultimate summer faux pas is once again cool. In the July issue of Lucky, editor-in-chief Kim France writes, “Before this year’s flat-fronts … have you ever seen shorts in Lucky?” (The very dated pleated-fronts, if you own them, should remain a skeleton in your closet.) And both Vogue and Elle have recently displayed shorts in their pages. These items are either the size of table napkins—like the $200 crocheted pair in Elle, which could double as underpants—or long, skinny columns designed for the 12 living women with pipe-cleaner thighs. In Vogue’s April “Shape Issue,” a photo spread featuring 90-pound gazelles lounging in shorts reads: “As the days grow longer, trouser lengths get shorter. It’s a great look, especially for the slight of frame.” The hint is hardly subtle. ”

Wow. So all this time shorts were out?