Last week I ordered some jorts to try. Unfortunately, Zara recommended the wrong size for several items, so the below the knee ones I'd really been aiming for do not fit. I will try them in another size and see, but my hopes are not super high.

Zara recommended two sizes for the shorter version of jorts, and one of those sizes fit, so I threw them on quickly with a few things to try. My conclusions? When rises/ proportions change, you've got to think through how you'll wear the thing....no throw on and go until you've got that sorted! Unless the new look is a slam dunk for you, it is going to take some time and consideration to make it work.

The jorts themselves are nice quality denim with a raw hem and a cute little buckle detail in the back (which unfortunately would prevent one from wearing a belt). They have a button fly and (most significant) a slouchy mid-rise -- coming just below my navel. They are baggy, so are super comfortable, and would be much cooler than snug denim.

To my eye, the proportions are not right... or at least I'm not comfortable with them, in any of these combos. It could be a question of needing my eye to adjust. It could be a question of my always having had preferred higher rises for correcting my natural proportions (i.e. for figure flattery reasons). It could be that I don't have the right items to pair with them, or didn't choose the right items from my closet.

Either way, despite the practicality these would have in my life, I think I'll send them back and keep searching, or simply look for very lightweight long pants for summer wear. I'm not so inclined to expose my legs these days anyway, so summery long pants (available now as never before) could be good to stock up on.....

How about you? Are you making the switch to mid-rises? Or lower rises? Will it come with costs or benefits for you?