Thanks for the feedback on the length, Sally and Suz. I'll try to play around with them a bit today with some different footwear and see if they grow with wear as the SA said. If I can't be happy with how they look as long pants, they'll have to go back.
Suz, to your question...I think my Summer frustration is with tops, both in my closet and in the stores. Everything is sooooooo long and/or billowy. I like to semi-tuck with most of my bottoms, which means I need tops that hit somewhere around the hip area and are neither too loose nor too fitted. In the photos above, 1, 5 and 6 work well with a semi-tuck (3 and 4 are so long, they have to be fully tucked.). I have one other sleeveless top that also works. Beyond that, I'm staring at tops I like but that don't work they way I want to wear them this year. I used to wear them fully tucked for work or as untucked camouflage for the extra pounds I was carrying last Summer. I keep bringing new tops home, but they don't pass the home try-on test.
Maybe I just need a little closet outfit creation time:-)
