I think you'd be best off braving the high street. Any shop that has men's clothes will have something suitable.
I'm currently wearing a pair of those drawstring swimming trunk style cotton shorts in very dark, almost black navy blue (midnight? blue). Short, but not mid-2010s short. They fit with a casual work shirt. I got them from F&F/Tesco the other year.
Point being buying men's shorts in summer from a shop will not be hard.
Obviously spend what you like, but any dark cotton short you wear in summer will develop a strong patina/sick fades. So other than longevity of stitching don't expect spending more will make a difference to how nice they look over time.
I think you'd be best off braving the high street. Any shop that has men's clothes will have something suitable.
I'm currently wearing a pair of those drawstring swimming trunk style cotton shorts in very dark, almost black navy blue (midnight? blue). Short, but not mid-2010s short. They fit with a casual work shirt. I got them from F&F/Tesco the other year.
Point being buying men's shorts in summer from a shop will not be hard.
Obviously spend what you like, but any dark cotton short you wear in summer will develop a strong patina/sick fades. So other than longevity of stitching don't expect spending more will make a difference to how nice they look over time.