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Oct 26 2018 22 Comments

The shortest of short shorts

A while ago I photographed this fella who appeared to be comfortably — or perhaps otherwise — in possession of Tokyo’s shortest shorts.

It turns out, however, that he isn’t, as the man below boasts what can only be described as the shortest of very short, short shorts. A bold look that’s boosted even further by his cheeky little butterfly tattoo.

A man wearing the shortest of very short shorts in Tokyo

Categorized: Fashion, Photography

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  1. Delores says

    10/26/2018 at 9:40 am

    😮 Nice butt!

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    • Lee says

      10/26/2018 at 7:06 pm

      Certainly a bottom he’s immensely proud of!

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  2. MrSatyre says

    10/26/2018 at 9:44 am

    Oh, God, no! Oh! No! God! No! Oh God, oh God, oh God! Oh, God, no!

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    • Lee says

      10/26/2018 at 7:12 pm

      So as far as fashion goes, is it fair to assume that you think its hit rock bottom…?

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  3. Coli says

    10/26/2018 at 9:45 am

    I’m at a total loss of words. Lol. I can’t imagine why anyone male or female would want to wear these out in public. What were people’s reaction to his clothes? But on second thought I’m sure many people just pretended he didn’t exist.

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    • Lee says

      10/26/2018 at 7:17 pm

      It’s quite a look, isn’t it? Still pretty warm though, so at least it’s not wholly impractical.

      But yeah, apart from some double takes, he was mostly ignored. I got more looks for taking his photo!

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  4. cdilla says

    10/26/2018 at 3:50 pm

    Character by the buttload.
    And a fair bit of brass of your own to raise your camera from that angle at such proximity.
    Love it.
    And it’s not showing anything you don’t see in a sumo ring. In fact in square inches of visible ham considerably less 🙂

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    • Lee says

      10/26/2018 at 7:22 pm

      Indeed. Even more bravery too. Japan may well be very accepting — or perhaps more accurately, good at pretending something doesn’t exist — but still, to potter about like this takes guts. I was going to say balls, but I could pretty much see them anyway!

      My part, on the other hand, was easy. The only difficulty being trying to nail the focus while walking behind him, although the butterfly helped in that respect!

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  5. Jenn says

    10/26/2018 at 5:07 pm

    OMG! 😮

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    • Lee says

      10/26/2018 at 7:23 pm

      Not something you see everyday eh?

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  6. Mareva says

    10/26/2018 at 10:55 pm

    Oh my goodness! What a contrast between this “show off” guy and the girl at the left, utterly dressed. Times change!
    Well done Lee.

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    • Lee says

      10/27/2018 at 8:51 am

      Thanks!

      Yes, it really is quite a contrast, isn’t it? Very nice to get that element in the photo as well, and not just the main subject.

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  7. Peg says

    10/28/2018 at 7:44 am

    Ouch! That looks painful. The choice of shoes and knee-socks is equally troubling.

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    • Lee says

      10/28/2018 at 10:14 am

      Yes, they didn’t exactly look designed for comfort. Things at the similarly short front were rather, erm, squashed up!

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  8. YTSL says

    10/28/2018 at 1:53 pm

    That guy absolutely must have exhibitionist tendencies since I cannot imagine those shorts being comfortable to wear!

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    • Lee says

      10/28/2018 at 7:06 pm

      Yes, I think there’s absolutely no doubt about that whatsoever!

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  9. Jeffrey says

    11/29/2018 at 11:32 am

    Is this a current fad?

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    • Lee says

      11/29/2018 at 8:06 pm

      Happy to confirm that it’s not. Just the two fellas as far as I know. Or at least I hope so!

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  10. John Edwardes says

    3/28/2019 at 11:02 pm

    I never saw this Guy when I was in Tokyo, but it is a very big city. If I had, I would have invited him out to Lunch. I love Guys who are an exception to the rule.

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  11. Alberto González Iglesias says

    7/13/2019 at 5:24 pm

    I love this chap! He walks all proud of himself … and of his butt.

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  12. Richard says

    6/2/2020 at 8:05 am

    If guys can wear them I would give them a try. But I would wear a pair of tights under: it would still show my body shape but hide any ugliness of my butt.

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  13. Ken says

    7/18/2022 at 3:05 am

    I give him credit for wearing what he eants and not being ashamed of it. If woman can go around with short skirts and these kind of short shorts, why cant a guy whise proud of his body?

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