Bermuda Shorts for Vogue
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Photography by Chrisean Rose, Creative Direction & Styling by Alexander-Julian
In the Birthplace of Bermuda Shorts, the Style Is Always in Season—and Ever Changing
The year is 1916. World War I is raging, and you’ve just been deployed to the Bermuda Garrison. As a born-and-bred Englishman, the scorching island climate is a stark contrast to the cooler temperatures of home. Your thick woolen uniform feels unbearable in this heat. You enlisted to fight the Central Powers, but no one said anything about fighting heatstroke. What do you do? Naturally, you take a pair of scissors to your trousers and create a makeshift solution to the sweltering temperatures. Thus, the Bermuda short was born—an adaptation that would become a hallmark of the island’s sartorial landscape—or so the story goes. —— read the full story on Vogue.com
