Ok, I lied. One more summer purchase. And pants, no less, even though I have already had a recent run of good fortune finding excellent pants for the warmer half of the year. It makes up for the years when I felt I had no options besides shorts or skirts for hot weather.

I had been eyeing these “On the Loose Work Pants” from Ruti for easily a year. I tried their barrel jeans some months back and was oddly between sizes in them, so my expectations for these pants were not high. But a sale convinced me to try out these pants.

They arrived today, I tried them on, and I didn’t even bother putting my jeans back on — I wore these pants around the house for the rest of the afternoon. That’s how good they are.

They’re very lightweight — probably too light for some people — but for our summer, I think they’ll be brilliant. I think they’re pretty flattering on me too, for a barrel style. The fabric has a very nice drape and doesn’t wrinkle at all.

They are the grey color, which is dark enough to be hard to see in my photo, and I took the smaller of my usual sizes (8) since the reviews said they were roomy. I could have gone up to a 10 and still been comfortable and had extra slouch, but 1) I like the fit like this, including the length, and 2) I want to keep myself honest since my weight has crept back up a bit in the last six months. Time to keep a better eye on my eating habits.

Now, it’s time to do a little editing of my pants collection. I think there are some old joggers and cargoes that won’t be worn now that I have some good updates!