MEN IN SHORTS: Plus a response from the ultimate men-in-shorts critic, Ann Althouse. “I consider it a very poorly thought out article — shocking proof that the NYT passively observes fashion and lacks critical faculties. . . . If you’re not going to be an arbiter of taste, why are you writing fashion articles? Or is the truth that fashion criticism in the New York Times has devolved into pop culture reportage. Sad!