I Finally Found Better Shorts Than Patagonia Baggies

In GQ’s annual survey of the shorts market, Patagonia Baggies are never far from top of mind. Their appeal might be simple—an unbeatable trifecta of silhouette, quality, and price—but in the grand hierarchy of outdoorsy shorts with real-deal style chops, they reign supreme. Around this time every year, though, when the Recommends braintrust convenes for our seasonal Shorts Summit to conclude that shocker, Patagonia Baggies are still great, we also caucus on any surprising new…