Don’t fear, you weren’t the one one each angle of Pedro Pascal’s mini Valentino shorts at this yr’s Met Gala. As a result of judging by the quantity of males we’ve seen in tiny shorts to this point this summer season, the Pascal impact is flourishing. The most recent identify to throw his hat (or leg, or knee) into quick discourse appears to Jacob Elordi who wore equally thigh-baring bottoms right now in Milan.

The Australian actor was attending Valentino’s spring/summer season 2024 menswear present and turned up in a pleated black pair of shorts that stopped round mid-thigh. Elordi could be very tall so the jury continues to be out on whether or not these have been customized made for him or simply extraordinarily quick on his 6’5” body.

Different male attendees received in on the shorts pattern, too, like singer Mahmood and actor Jeff Satur. However Elordi’s pair appeared to be, nicely, the shortest—reduce extra like Pascal’s Met look than your common Bermuda model.

Elordi is not any stranger to quick shorts—he’s taken to the ‘80s fitness center quick selection over the previous few years whereas out in Los Angeles and New York Metropolis. However this is without doubt one of the first occasions he’s worn the model for a extra formal event.

Equally, to Pascal, the Australian went formal for the remainder of his look. He paired shorts with a white button-down, black tie, and leather-based blazer. He additionally selected an uncovered sock-boot pairing a lá Pascal.

Plainly inventive director Pier Paolo Piccioli loved the response to the internet-breaking shorts he designed for Pascal. Not solely have been a number of attendees wearing formal shorts within the entrance row, however many fashions on the runway have been outfitted in iterations of formal shorts as nicely. Chalk it as much as the ability of Pedro’s legs, maybe.