This is how I imagine the conceptualization of these shorts occured:
Topshop executive 1: Those shaggy sweaters did well for us, but we have this left over fabric. What should we do with it?
Topshop executive 2: What about pants?
executive 1: No, we don’t have enough fabric for pants.
executive 2: What about shorts. It’s getting warm and no one is doing shaggy shorts.
executive 1: That’s because shaggy shorts are crazy.
executive 2: Just call it edgy and all the fashionistas will want to wear it.
executive 1: Good idea, and have them add some scraps of old chiffon to get rid of that too.
And that is the only rational way these monstrosities could have been created.
Wool ruffle shorts, on sale for $50.00 from $100.00 at Topshop.

