Long and the short of it: why knee-grazing jorts are big this summer

Bella Hadid and Hailey Bieber are among the models and celebrities wearing longer inseam shorts this summer. Composite: Getty

Unlike 2022’s “one-inch inseam summer”, this year thigh coverage is cool.

Knee-grazing jean shorts, AKA jorts, have replaced bum-grazing short shorts, with retailers reporting a surge in sales and celebrities such as the models Bella Hadid and Hailey Bieber championing the longer length styles.