I yearn for a simpler time when there was a clear delineation between shorts and pants.  Back in the day, if a kid wore short pants to school, he or she was made fun of for wearing "high waters", but there was never any question that "high waters" were pants, not shorts.

Philosophers, scientists, and hairdressers have debated for centuries at what exact point do long shorts become pants, and at what exact point do short pants become shorts.  The shorts/pants boundaries became even more cloudy with the introduction of capri pants in the 1960's.  Unless you have exceptionally gorgeous ankles, people should not wear capris - they look stupid.  Men who insist on looking really stupid can wear manpris, capri pants for men. 

In the 1990's, long baggy shorts and saggy pants became the rage as adolescents took to dressing like wannabe gangsters.  An added bonus feature to the baggy shorts and saggy pants phenomenon, was the exposure of the individual's undergarments, usually boxer shorts. 

The town of Rivera Beach, Florida passed an ordinance in 2008 banning the public exposure of undergarments while wearing baggy shorts or saggy pants.  Never mind that Riviera Beach has one of the highest rates of violent crime in Florida, the issue of teens showing their underwear in public became the highest priority for the Riviera Beach police department. Isaac Mizrahi, the newly hired Chief of Fashion Police,  was given the authority to drive around in a pink Smart Car and issue fashion citations.  

The individuals who were arrested and fined were later released because the "Saggy Pants Law" was found to be unconstitutional.  Apparently, Americans still have the right to bear bottoms. 

God bless America and the international fashion industry!