Can guys wear shorts on a night out?

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  1. ArroganceHimself's Avatar
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    Can guys wear shorts on a night out?
    reason I ask is because it's so bloody hot, what are your thoughts?
  2. doughnut92's Avatar
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    Re: Can guys wear shorts on a night out?
    Depends on the shorts in question. Not hotpants, I hope.
  3. Chumbaniya's Avatar
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    Re: Can guys wear shorts on a night out?
    I don't think it really works in Britain. Even when it's a hot day, by the evening it's always cool enough for trousers. Besides, the temperature indoors here never really gets higher than a club gets naturally from having a lot of people in it.
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    Re: Can guys wear shorts on a night out?
    (Original post by doughnut92)
    Depends on the shorts in question. Not hotpants, I hope.
    Why can't guys wear hot pants? I love a man in hot pants.
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    Re: Can guys wear shorts on a night out?
    ive seen guys wearings tutus out on the town shorts will be no issue, although if its a vagualy posh club they might take offence, really depends where you go
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    Re: Can guys wear shorts on a night out?
    (Original post by ArroganceHimself)
    reason I ask is because it's so bloody hot, what are your thoughts?
    I went fancy dress as a geek out once; the outfit included shorts. So yes, I should imagine it's acceptable.
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    Re: Can guys wear shorts on a night out?
    What would you wear to keep you cool if not shorts?
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    Re: Can guys wear shorts on a night out?
    You can... most auzzies do it :lol:
    *thought of the fosters advert!*
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    Re: Can guys wear shorts on a night out?
    As long as you're not on about daisy dukes I don't see why people would have issues
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    Re: Can guys wear shorts on a night out?
    (Original post by QTpie118)
    What would you wear to keep you cool if not shorts?
    I think the answer to that question is nothing my love. aaaah let the wind blow...
  11. QTpie118's Avatar
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    Re: Can guys wear shorts on a night out?
    (Original post by kj14)
    I think the answer to that question is nothing my love. aaaah let the wind blow...
    Haha, well then shorts it is!
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    Re: Can guys wear shorts on a night out?
    (Original post by QTpie118)
    Haha, well then shorts it is!
    As you wish..:rolleyes:
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    Re: Can guys wear shorts on a night out?
    No.
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    Re: Can guys wear shorts on a night out?
    You can if you're at a beach themed party. Otherwise no. Too casual.
  15. coca's Avatar
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    Re: Can guys wear shorts on a night out?
    Some clubs don't allow it.
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    Re: Can guys wear shorts on a night out?
    I think you can as long as your shorts look like these in the second and 4th pictures from left to right:
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    You can wear them with a blazer and decent shoes (not runners as in these pictures, it would be too informal) and I'd say it could be a nice proper outfit for a nite out in this hot weather.
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    Re: Can guys wear shorts on a night out?
    I did it once, only because we were heading to a beach themed thing then the plans changed at the last minute. Got away with it then, but it wasn't really a high-class kind of place. Dunno if I'd risk it in the posher clubs.
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    Re: Can guys wear shorts on a night out?
    (Original post by py0alb)
    No.
    This. I think the suffix 'without looking like a knob' was implied in the question.
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