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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Lauren Cochrane

This summer’s biggest fashion trend for women? Men’s boxer shorts

The trend can be traced back to the catwalk, with boxer shorts at the Mui Mui show last year.
The trend can be traced back to the catwalk, with boxer shorts at the Mui Mui show last year. Photograph: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

This summer, the most fashionable summerwear item seen out on the high street would usually remain hidden away. Boxer shorts, more often found in men’s underwear drawers, have been adopted by women as outerwear.

The trend has been boosted by the recent heatwave – the light and airy styles are more comfortable in hot weather than other short staples, like denim cut-offs or cycling shorts.

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