A few weeks ago, I saw a viral post on X by user @lyhyolanda that read, “There are a lot of people in New York wearing some variation of a cute little top + big wide jorts + some type of combined ballet flat / sneaker abomination.” While it’s true that I’m a New Yorker newly based in Los Angeles, I looked down at my fit. Cute little top. Big wide jorts. If my Mary Jane sneakers weren’t still packed away in one of the cardboard boxes in my guest room, I’d have probably been wearing those, too.
There’s no denying that the past couple of summers have seen a resurgence of long, baggy bottoms that are at once both Adam Sandler-esque and model off-duty. When I brought them up in a pitch meeting with my fellow editors this past spring, audible groans filled the room. We all agreed that they were controversial—and not exactly flattering—but as I proudly declared then, I will proudly declare now: I love my jorts!
I’ll admit that it took me a while to warm up to them, especially as a short gal who typically tries to lengthen my legs by way of shorter hemlines. But after working on a story to prove that Bermuda shorts (denim or otherwise) could actually look chic on petites, I was hooked.
