Shorts over leggings?  Nothing new for girls albeit it has been somewhat abused with the footless tights and denim shorts combos.  It is a useful tool when tights under shorts feel too much and you do want to purposely stump your body with some Japanese-streetstyle layering techniques such as wearing ruched leggings under baggy shorts... ok, just a few then who don't mind stumping their body.  

In the slew of menswear SS09 shows in Paris, this layering trick has been adopted by a few designers... Givenchy, Number (N)ine (a looser shorts over trousers way of layering...) and Kiminori Morishita.  The boyf said no in an instant.  What say you, 5% of Style Bubble readers who are men (or has that percentage increased...)?  Or just any two cents on shorts over leggings... come on, it's a Saturday... don't be shy... I'm off to battle the sales like a warrior and I want relief reading when I get back...