Every few seasons, a trend comes along that has us reaching back into our wardrobes and pulling out a piece we’d long since forgotten. For me, it was last summer’s unexpected return of the tiered maxi skirt—an item that I couldn’t have predicted would enjoy such a triumphant revival, yet which I’ve taken to re-styling with vigour ever since.
But while there seems to be no limit to the number of Y2K trends returning from sartorial obscurity, you'll need to throw it a little further back for the piece everyone's obsessed with right now. Rooted in retro Eighties style and the sporty streetwear vibes of the Nineties, Adidas shorts are officially back and quickly cementing themselves as the cool girls' shorts style of choice for summer 2025—though not in the way you might expect...
