Older men wearing shorts

There is plenty of interest in mens shorts I have just sold 3 pairs of walking shorts on ebay after them just being posted for less than an hour so plenty of men wanting them,I think they should be worn with deck shoes and trainer socks to give the best look.

I agree that age has nothing to do with wearing shorts. My OH has better legs than me but the same cannot be said for Boris Johnson and our postman who both wear shorts regardless! In Boris' case he wore his with a formal shirt and jacket.

My dh is 68 and wears shorts all summer long, as long as it's warm enough. And even sometimes when it certainly wouldn't be, for me! Not that I would ever wear shorts anyway now...

He is not at all overweight and the shorts are nice modern ones, not too short, and to me he looks fine in them. He wears either leather deck shoes or those Velcro- strap sandals with them - I've got some too but don't know what they're called.

The only thing I can't bear to see men in in the summer, is singlets. And anything displaying a great fat gut. Or old fashioned sandals with socks, now I come to think of it...

My late husband wore shorts and sandals as long as weather permitted. As he had a bit of a tummy I used to make his shorts so they were well fitted. My son has a good pair of legs and wears shorts most of the time.

My late husband went through a delayed teenage in his late 50s. He had always been very conservative but he grew his hair long, wore it in a ponytail, wore shorts in the summer, had one ear peirced and bought a leather jacket. He looked pretty good. I was glad he had this phase.

Grey duster, I would look better without trousers than without socks.

GandTea. My imagination is now working overtime - I think I need to go and lie down!

Going through the menswear area of a big M&S I saw rack upon rack of various styles and lengths of shorts. Thanks to this thread I found myself imagining the various styles and ages of men's legs that would be emerging from them in the street and on the beach!!

There is an older chap in our town, who wears those decidedly dodgy short , shiny, shorts, that didn't lookgood in the 70's. He has very thin, white legs and he whistles, tunelessly, his teeth aren't that good either. I've only seen him close up because he frequents our charity shop, really .

I tried shorts, whilst living in Cape Town, when I was in my thirties. When I put them on, my two daughters, then 7and 9, burst out laughing. My legs are like two woodbine hanging out of a packet. I never wore them again, until I was in my sixties, as I'm quite particular, and vain about my appearance. I'm now in my eighties, and think, what the hell, who's looking at me, at my age.