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what is going on with men wearing shorts all the way through the winter? i do see this, they are very hardy. sales have gone up a lot. these are figures from john lewis. how do you know that they are shorts? they have made the mistake of cropping the picture a little too high! sales of shorts held up through the winterfor high! sales of shorts held up through the winter for men, particularly chino style shorts, so more men wearing shorts during winter. what is that all about? have you? i do wear shorts in winter sometimes, yes. the theory goes that your legs do not feel the cold as much as other parts of your body so if you are wrapped up elsewhere affect you. we ll be shorts today? i don t know, i likely! matt will keep