Bermuda shorts, often called Bermuda shorts for short, are short leisure trousers for children and adults. The often very colorful shorts usually reach up to or just above the knee and are typical holiday clothing, for example on the beach.
Classification of the Bermuda shorts category
Bermudas are worn by both men and women, with women probably resorting to this type of legwear primarily for reasons of comfort.
Origin and local combinations
The shorts take their name from the island of Bermuda. They are not banned for leisure, but are also worn at work – including by civil servants, police officers and other government employees. These also combine the airy pants
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In the Central European latitudes, however, a banker in cheerfully patterned Bermudas is completely unimaginable.
properties
Bermuda shorts are generally worn as casual clothing. The reason for this is certainly the comfortable cut. The shorts are cut wide, the legs just short of the knees. The trousers are held in place by a waistband, often with a drawstring. There are narrow pockets on the side.
Fabrics and design
As a summer item, they usually consist of
This is often printed with the brightly colored floral designs known from Hawaiian shirts, but there are also monochrome models. Typically they are combined with T-shirts and light summer shirts, worn by some men in high temperatures, but also often worn “topless”.
Bermuda socks are frowned upon, the male foot should remain free of textiles here.
A while ago, Bermudas were also popular swimming and bathing textiles, but now they are no longer welcome in swimming pools or swimming pools for hygienic reasons. In Belgium they are even banned for this purpose.
