Mixed Emotions Shorts Size Guide: Find Your Perfect Fit

If you’ve added a pair to your cart and got stuck on the size selector, this page answers your question. The Mixed Emotions shorts size guide most buyers actually need isn’t the chart on the product page. It’s the context for that chart: how the cut runs, where to measure, and what to do when you fall between sizes.

For the wider picture on the brand and the full shorts lineup, our complete Mixed Emotions shorts guide covers that ground. Here, the focus is one thing: getting you out of checkout in the right size first time.

The short answer is that ME shorts run baggy on purpose. The longer answer, which actually saves returns, is below.

How Mixed Emotions Shorts Are Cut

Every style in the lineup is cut for a deliberately relaxed silhouette. That’s not a quirk. It’s central to the streetwear culture the brand sits in, with the Y2K streetwear revival pushing baggier cuts back into rotation across the genre.

In practice, a Medium in Mixed Emotions sits closer to a Large in fitted brands like Cole Buxton or your standard mall denim. Inseams run short, around 7 to 8 inches, with outseams between 22 and 25 inches depending on size. Rise is mid, designed to sit on the hip rather than the natural waist.

Size Chart by Style

The lineup runs S through XXL across most styles. Measurements taken flat:

Rigid cotton denim styles like the ME Rhinestone Denim Shorts hold these numbers precisely because the fabric has no stretch. The cotton twill on the camo print styles softens by about a quarter inch after a few washes. Nylon technical fabric pairs with an elastic waist that accommodates roughly two inches either side of the listed range.

How to Measure Yourself Properly

The single most common mistake we see is buyers measuring their waist where their belt sits, not where these shorts will sit. Those are different points.

Use a soft tape. Measure around your hip at the line you want the waistband to land, usually the hip bone rather than the natural waist. Take it snug but not tight. Stand naturally.

For inseam, measure an existing pair of shorts you like the length of, from crotch seam to bottom hem. Compare against the chart above.

Between Sizes? Here’s How to Decide

This is the part most size charts skip.

If your waist lands at the upper end of one size and the lower end of the next, the answer depends on what you want from the cut. Size up for the full streetwear oversized look, sitting low on the hip with extra slack at the leg. Size down for a relaxed but more wearable feel that holds closer to a normal modern fit.

If you’re new to the brand, our suggestion is to size down rather than up. You can belt a slightly snug pair into shape. Pulling up shorts that are too loose isn’t fixable.

When This Sizing System Won’t Work

A few honest exits.

Buyers needing half-sizes or petite or tall variants won’t find them in the current Mixed Emotions range. The lineup runs S through XXL in regular sizing only. That’s a real limitation for shorter buyers under 5’4″ or taller buyers over 6’2″, where outseam length can sit off by an inch or two.

If you prefer tailored fits that hit the natural waist with clean leg lines, no size in this range gives you that. The baggy cut isn’t optional across the lineup. It’s the brand identity.

Final Recommendation

Measure your hip at the line you want the waistband to sit, then check the chart above. If you land cleanly within one size, order it. Between sizes? Size down for a wearable relaxed cut, or size up for the full streetwear silhouette. Both are valid.

Still trying to figure out which style to actually order? Our breakdown of the best Mixed Emotions shorts compares the seven styles head to head. If you want to verify you’re ordering from a legitimate source, our authentic shopping guide walks through the official store and how to spot fakes.