Product Review: Luxe Knit Bloomer Short

Luxe Knit Bloomer Short
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Item 26449
Regular: $45.00
Now: $29.99

J.Crew describes these light weight shorts as the following:

Our fashion-forward take on sweats—irresistible drawstring bloomer shorts crafted from our luxe terry, a supersoft, lightweight blend of cotton and linen. We're loving them with flirty tops and piled-on jewelry for a chic high-low contrast. Cotton/linen french terry. 3 1/4" inseam. Import. Machine wash. Catalog/jcrew.com only.

I mentioned in an earlier post, that I bought these to wear under dresses. (Full explanation of my bizarre reasoning why can be found at the July 29th "Ends Today: Take an Extra 30% Off Final Sale" post.) MjBeet (in this post) asked what my review of these shorts are, so here it is...

To sum up how I feel about the shorts: terrible. Sorry, but they were for me. The main reason is the style. I knew they were bloomers going into the purchase, I just didn't realize how much they would "bloom". I was hoping for a mild bloom effect, and the reality was more than I wanted.

The front view looked fine (not great, just fine). But what really killed it for me was the back & side view of my bum. The pants made my rear-end look much bigger than it was. As someone who is already "gifted" in the back side, I didn't need any more emphasis of the area.

More disturbing, the pants actually made me look like I was wearing an adult diaper. That is right. Horrifying.

As for fit, I would say it was true-to-size. I am normally a size 6 in bottoms and went with a medium for the shorts. They seem to fit me fine.

As for fabric, I didn't care for the cotton/linen combination at all. I found the shorts to be a bit itchy. This bummed me out too. I thought they would have been more comfortable than they were. Honestly, it would have been better (& cheaper) if it was just all cotton.

So even though I was planning to wear these under dresses, I decided to return them. I just did not like them at all. :(

But don't just take my word for it. "Thanks!" to Elle (in this post) who shared her review of these as well:

I received the luxe terry bloomer shorts in faded black last week and I'm CRAZY about them. They're actually very flattering (I'm a size 6, on the thin side and ordered a medium) and they definitely dress up with normal shoes and a sweater (I wore with the Long beach cardigan). I even wore them to go out at night last weekend. I remember commenters being very skeptical about these but I really think they look good, and are soooo comfortable to boot!

What are your thoughts on the Luxe Knit Bloomer Shorts? Have you seen or own these shorts? If so, what is your review of the fit & style? Would you recommend it to another fellow JCA?