When the Chanel fashion house celebrated craftsmanship as an essential element of fashion with its “Métiers d'Art” collection last December, a classic was also seen on the catwalk – reinterpreted to match the fickle spring: long cardigans and bouclé coats, the models wore coarsely knit Bermuda shorts in purple and royal blue.

Also in Paris two months earlier, Valentino had shown the shorts in iridescent brown with high-laced sandals at the fashion week, while Miu Miu implemented the classic khaki look with frayed, cut-off legs.

In Milan, meanwhile, Max Mara opted for printed denim Bermuda shorts with crop tops and blazers for spring.

Bermuda shorts - often referred to as "mom shorts" as a counterpart to "mom jeans" with a high waist and loose cut on the thighs - have long been playing a role in fashion again, apart from functional clothing, sailing clubs and more or less flattering hipster Irony.

There are many reasons for the comeback that has been in the offing since 2018: Bermuda shorts are usually more flattering than hot pants, they are more practical than swinging skirts, can be combined in a classic way with a blouse and loafers, casually with a crop top or androgynously with a wide shirt and decidedly chunky sneakers.

Their versatility makes them wearable for every generation and every gender.

Nevertheless, it took a while before the fashion-conscious crowd, who didn't commute between fashion weeks, dared to try the shorts again, in which Jackie Kennedy began her triumphal procession as a style icon in 1953, Laura Dern explored "Jurassic Park" in 1993 and Marion Cotillard in 2014 walked the red carpet of a film premiere.

The fact that young cult brands such as the Danish label Ganni and the French designer Jacquemus had Bermuda shorts in their collections two years ago and that influencers and models such as Emily Ratajkowski showed themselves in them on Instagram should also accelerate the shorts' path to shops, wardrobes and women's legs to have.

The shorts also match the tie

Just like the pandemic: If you wanted to dress up again last summer after months in a baggy look, but first had to get used to high heels and sandals (which, unlike flip-flops, also deserve the name), found Bermuda shorts to be extremely adaptable and loyal companions .

At the moment they are available in all colors, made of leather, linen, denim, sometimes with an extra high waistband, sometimes ending above the knee and sometimes below, with appliqués and prints or just frayed and coarsely knitted.

There is no clear definition of what can be called Bermuda shorts beyond the Bermuda Islands in the North Atlantic that give it their name.

There the trousers, which usually end about five centimeters above the knee, have two pockets and often creases.

It is made (but not in Bermuda) from cotton, new wool, linen or a polyester-wool mix.

There are hardly any limits in terms of colour.

And while in Northern Europe, for example, the formal business meeting is one of the last remaining bastions where shorts on men's legs are taboo, Bermudian business people also wear shorts on official occasions: with a shirt, tie, jacket, knee socks and mostly classic shoes such as loafers.

Winston Churchill is said to have been a fan of this look: “The shorts are a terrible fashion choice.

Unless she's from Bermuda," the former British prime minister was quoted as saying.