Pink shorts have a confidence problem, and it is entirely undeserved. The colour has been doing heavy lifting in menswear for decades, from the sun-faded salmon of old Riviera photographs to the kind of dusty rose that looks sharp against a navy linen shirt on a warm Saturday. The hesitation most men have is not about the colour itself. It is about getting it wrong and looking like an afterthought.

What we have found is that pink shorts live or die by two things: the weight of the fabric and the precision of the cut. A mid-length, well-constructed short in the right shade of pink reads as considered rather than bold. That is the sweet spot we have been looking for here.

Every pair in this collection looks more considered than its price tag suggests. No cheap sheen, no awkward fit, no colour that washes out after three wears. These are the ones worth adding to the rotation before summer disappears.