Some of the best shorts available now and where to buy them

Summer and warmer weather is closing in and maintaining a unique style with just a short and a t-shirt might be a difficult feat for some. A lot of shorts look very much alike and when you pair it with a plain t-shirt you often end up looking like everyone else. So here's a list to give you a little bit of inspiration before making your next wardrobe purchase for the summer.

Relaxed fit cotton shorts from Sacai in an overdyed grey textile feraturing slant side pockets and a herringbone ribbon reinforced belt. Available via HAVEN

Monitaly Drop Crotch Shorts. A lightweight, easy-going silhouette with large pleats and a dropped crotch with diamond-shaped gusset for easy movement. Available via www.monitaly.com

Stone Island Mussola Gommata Bermuda Cargo Shorts in cotton jersey and Mussola Gommata, a water resistant fabric in cotton muslin bonded to an outer polyurethane film available via Firmament

South2 West8 Belted Harbor Short with Made from water-repellent polyester/wax-cotton blend fabric. Available via COVERCHORD.

Sasquatchfabrix hamaka-style shorts, a contemporary interpretation of trousers worn in the Chinese imperial court in the Sui and Tang dynasties. Stitched with sashiko (little stabs), a utilitarian method of adornment designed to offer reinforcement. Available via Mr. Porter and HAVEN

alk phenix Crank Hakama shorts made of a lightweight kevlar fabric. Available via alk phenix