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So you weren't fazed by the shiny ones? Welcome to the Third
Gallery! These sky-blue ones are my old school shorts. You can see where
the inseam's beginning to wear out. I've had some use out of these, I can
tell you! |
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School was a terrible time, with all those hormones rushing
about, and the stale whiff of testosterone pervading the air. Changing for
Games was a nightmare - this 13-year-old for one had no control over the
little ups and downs of life ... |
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... and often ended up 'borrowing' the other boys' shorts.
These belonged to a Jeremy Chaplin, according to the iron-on name tag in
the back. |
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These are lovely cotton rugger shorts. Exceedingly tight
around the leg (and belly), but plenty plenty room for manoeuvre inside.
Stiff and strong, and they won't come away if grabbed during the scrum. |
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One boy a year above me at school had clearly developed his shorts
fetish at an early age. While all the other lads were out playing rugby,
he was found in the changing room wearing three pairs of other boys'
shorts, beating off through the material. |
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He got suspended. |
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Found these comparatively recently: school shorts with
goalie pads in the sides. |
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Who'd've thunk it? |
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Admiral shorts. I thought Admiral had been confined to
cherished memory, until I purchased my Bristol City kit - and found that they
still exist! Bit of a come-down, making bad kits for lower-division teams. |
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Red Umbro school shorts, with that fantastic short inseam. |
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Really cuts in if you wear no trolleys underneath! |
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These are nylon, but the material is quite bizarre. No
label, so I can't identify them. |
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And these are my Yves Saint-Laurent swimmies. Not actually
school shorts, but I couldn't work out which gallery would be the most
appropriate for them. |
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And that arse again. |
