Who wears not-that-short shorts?

August 21, 2016 4:01 PM

Women and shoppers-in-women's clothes of Metafilter, I have been gladdened by the appearance this summer of women's denim shorts with actual inseams! But I've only seen them in the wild, and haven't found any in stores. If you've bought some can you tell me where? Criteria inside.

Necessary:
* Inseam betweeh 3 and 5 inches (not bermuda shorts)
* Blue Denim, not super shredded or holey
* Available in women's size 0-4 or 25-28
* $100 or less

I've already looked at the websites for Asos, Jcrew, Madewell, Nordstrom.

Thanks!

posted by Hypatia to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (8 answers total)

Gap and Old Navy both carry 3.5" and 5" inseam shorts as their standard cuts. I've sometimes only found the 5" online, though.
posted by marmago at 4:15 PM on August 21, 2016

These are a darker denim but if you don't mind that, they could work. They come with rolled hems but the reviews say they can be unrolled. *edited to fix link! Sheesh.
posted by chowflap at 4:26 PM on August 21, 2016

LL Bean, Boden (three styles have a 4" choose-your-inseam option).
posted by Iris Gambol at 4:47 PM on August 21, 2016

ae.com (American Eagle Outfitters) has great midi shorts that I love – 4" inseam. And in even number women's sizes. There are a bunch of distressed, acid wash, raw hem, and other shorts in various colors, but they usually stock at least one standard dark or medium wash blue.
posted by dire at 5:39 PM on August 21, 2016

Target has a search on the side for inseam. Here's everything for 3"-5". You can check and see if they have them locally for you to try on or you can order online for most items. (For reasons I don't currently wear shorts, but since I have a large butt for my size - Target was one of the few places that had shorts to actually cover it.)
posted by Crystalinne at 6:11 PM on August 21, 2016

I bought a pair of great long-ish shorts at Banana Republic- they were a medium blue shade of linen and looked like demin without being actual denim.
posted by emd3737 at 7:02 PM on August 21, 2016

I have seen and tried the shorts in question on in person at: Macy's, JCPenney, Kohl's, and Dillard's.
posted by cooker girl at 5:59 AM on August 22, 2016

I bought some version of these by Jolt at Nordstrom Rack a few summers ago. Mine had different pocket styles, but were generally similar, and have an almost five inch inseam (measured them just now). I only bought them when I realized the cuff as displayed on the hanger came unrolled without any visible sign of it ever having been there. Juniors/odd sizes, which might fit you better if you wear small sizes.
posted by spelunkingplato at 9:58 PM on August 22, 2016