JORTS! The baggy jean shorts that everyone loves to hate are back -- and more popular than ever.
By Emilie Nelson Design by Maddie Miller and Tami Olujobi
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hat do modelinfluencer Kendell Jenner, brat singer Charlie XCX and comedian Adam Sandler have in common? They’re all known for rocking jorts – and looking cool doing it. It’s been decades since “jorts” and “cool” were used together in the same sentence. The baggy, knee-length jeans-shorts hybrid emerged as a fashion trend in the 1990s thanks to their popularity among hip-hop artists who were just beginning to burst into the mainstream music scene. By the end of the 2000s, however, the trend ran its course, and jorts became more than just uncool. They became synonymous with “off-trend ‘dad style’ tackiness,” according to The Washington Post. Until now.
Photos courtesy of Ella Short (Left) and Shaye Youngleson
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