Like it or not, shorts season is coming, and it’s my job to prepare you for it. I actually love shorts, perhaps because I’m from Louisiana and you must wear them practically year-round there. And now that I’m back living in the South, shorts dominate my summer wardrobe yet again. These days, there are many more shorts options to choose from aside from denim cut-offs and the Soffe cheerleading shorts me and my friends used to wear (you know the ones).

Through much trial and error over the years, I think that I’ve cracked the code to what makes a great pair of shorts, and there are a handful of specific pairs that check a lot of boxes and are wildly popular because of it. I think now is the perfect time to put them on your radar because history shows that they’ll be sold out before June makes its arrival.