There was a time when the dictum with denim was that the skinnier it was, the better. Fashion exhibited its cyclical nature in the 2020s when baggier shapes and loose-fitting cuts once again became the silhouette du jour.
What's more, as the summer months rolled in, chopping off the legs of our jeans and rocking them as shorts has almost become protocol. As evidenced by the numerous street style snaps on our Instagram feeds, and the strong inclination to all things Y2K nowadays, it's safe to say that "jorts" are back with a vengeance.
A portmanteau of "jean shorts," jorts have become the sunny season staple for it-girls like Gigi Hadid and Hailey Bieber. On our shores, that basically means that they're a closet essential all-year round.
What differentiates them from the occasionally distressed hot pants of the 2010s is their extra wide shape and over-the-knee length. Wearing them a little lower on the waist imparts even more early aughts energy to your looks!
SHOP: 5 Pairs of Jorts for Every Budget
Shopping for the perfect pair of jorts can be as easy as typing in "denim shorts" or simply "jorts" in your search bar. Some key words you might want to add for more accurate results include "wide-legged," "baggy," or even "bermuda shorts." For suggestions on what to add to cart, peruse the list we curated below.
Loose Fit Denim Shorts, P1290, H&M, hm.com
Super Baggy Denim Jorts, P2199, COTTON ON, zalora.com
Vintage Wash Jorts, €115 (approximately P6,898.33), VERSEAS, verseas.co
Asymmetric Denim Short, resells for $374 (approximately P20,786.55) AGOLDE, farfetch.com
Natalina Denim Shorts, $376.73 (approximately P20,938.28), ISABEL MARANT, isabelmarant.com
Now that you have your quintessential denim staple in hand, it's time to style them. Donning them on the more casual side of things makes sense, given their laidback appeal. Though, it's also become a cool-girl practice to spruce them up with an elegant pair of shoes or perhaps a snazzy designer bag. To see how its done, check out the OOTDs we listed below.
LOOK: 10 Ways to Style Jorts
1. Styling a pair of jorts is as easy as teaming it with a white crop top and sneakers. To jazz things up a bit, influencer Zoie Garcia slung a cute multicolor bag across her figure. This can easily be your daily uniform!
2. For a more sophisticated style equation, toss an oversized neutral-hued blazer over your crop top and jorts. Aside from her trainers and dutifully scrunched-up socks, Kylie Verzosa made sure not to forget a chic handbag (Which, in her case, was a Birkin. No biggie!)
3. For a sleeker but still heat-proof way to wear your shorts, sandwich them between a black tank top and leather thigh-high boots. Bea Marin got into incognito mode and added a cap and shades.
4. Statement tops, such as this reworked one-shoulder graphic tee of Mimiyuuuh's, can easily translate into your everyday looks with a pair of jorts. Take a page out of her book and accessorize with a logo belt and cool trainers.
5. Now that you have the white top and jeans combo down pat, spice it up a little with a cropped leather jacket, white lace stockings, utilitarian sneakers. Pat Cortez has definitely mastered the art of Pinterest-core!
6. Take this as your sign to also invest in a pair of black knee-highs. Approved by cool girls such as Angelique Manto, they're the perfect pair of shoes to offset your wide-legged shorts. Couple them with a vest and a statement necklace and you're good.
7. The baggy-on-baggy look gets Laureen Uy's stamp of approval. For her laidback travel OOTD, she half-tucked a loose t-shirt into her jorts, and threw on her chunkiest platform sneakers.
8. Sprinkle some sporty spice to your 'fit and rock your favorite team's jersey with a pair of jorts and some cool kicks. Chi Gibbs capped off her look with a hefty tote bag and some funky shades.
9. If you're a fan of the blokette aesthetic like Preview Clique girlie Gela Munoz, then you probably already have a pair of Mary Janes in your rotation. Rock the dainty steppers with an athletic tee and jorts to get double taps in seconds!
10. What's better than a pair of jorts? Ones that come with a matching denim jacket! Anne Curtis makes a pretty good case for these Carl Jan Cruz coords, which she teamed with a nude bodysuit and Air Force 1s.
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