Dickies Shorts A modern cut of a timeless product. The Dickies 131 work shorts are a tidy slim cut that you can rely on. Since its beginnings in 1922, every piece of Dickies workwear has stood for the quality, toughness, and pride that embodies the spirit of the American worker. Adopted by skateboarders everywhere Dickies produce the best work pants, shorts, chinos or trousers around.