Okay, now I know whose likes NOT to follow. This is yet another reason I don't wear MTB shorts - they all come down to my knees or beyond. Ridiculous. 27" inseam.
To be fair, I'm not really averse to shorter inseam lengths and will always point out if an inseam is super long.
The fashion in most bike kit these days is long inseams for the shorts and taller socks with 8" to 10" cuffs. Quite a few manufacturers are offering shorter inseam variants of their wares, which helps those who don't want something as long or whose build dictates a shorter inseam.
FWIW, the "normal" inseam version of The Black Bibs is 2 inches shorter than the tall cut. Whereas the tall cut lands about 2 inches above my knees, the regular cut is like 95 percent of traditional shorts and hits 4-4.5" above the knee, which is still perfectly acceptable. The main reasons I like the longer inseam:
1. More compression of my quads; and
2. More UV protection as I have a scar from my 2014 leg surgery that's light sensitive, as well as an aversion to skin cancer (it runs in my family).
Aside from to three pair of The Black Bibs Plus Tall, a pair of Hincapie bibs, and a pair of Hill Killer bibs, most of my shorts are at the 4-5" above the knee level in either a medium or large size. On a less "stilt equipped" build they'd likely hit at the 2.5"-3" above the knee level, which
should be OK for many. These include bibs from Craft, Bontrager, Champion Systems, Voler, Cutaway, and Assos.