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

After last year’s craze for ‘one-inch inseam’ shorts, celebrities are championing a longer length style – and sales are surging

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.