Sweatin' It Out in Leatha Shorts!

These leather sweat shorts from Oak NYC have been on my radar for a while. They did a perforated version of them in the spring that allowed your Joe Boxers to breathe in the heat.

And for fall/winter, they've come out with a simple pair of leather boxer shorts with the wide elastic waist band.

These are so badass even though they will never see the inside of a boxing ring!

Men have had a long relationship with leather ever since a caveman figured to kill and wear the wooly mammoth of their dreams. Most recently, the leather biker jacket was a symbol of being a rebel whose only cause was to make noise with his hog. But the biker cliche has been played out and no longer seen as badass...especially since most men who ride Harley Davidsons are middle-aged yuppies.

Hence my obsession with leather workout shorts. For this new generation of men, their heroes don't straddle motorcycles. For the most part they are the gods of sport who kill the competition with their styles on and off the court. And LeBron James would rock these shorts.

YES
LeBron and I are kindred style spirits (file under: wishful thinking).

NO
If you are one of the middle-aged men with a Harley, you might want to leave this trend to the young kids. So back off grandpa.

MAYBE
You kept your Hammer pants from the nineties and can make them into shorts. All you need is a pair of scissors. Go for it.