why everyone's cutting their own sweat shorts (and how we already did it for you)

If your fyp looks anything like ours, it's full of girls taking scissors to their favorite sweatpants. raw hem, rolled waist, cut way too short on purpose. it's the shorts trend of the summer and honestly? we get it. In fact we saw the trend coming. 

But here's the thing about a diy cut… you're guessing. guessing at the rise, guessing at the fabric weight, guessing at whether that raw edge is going to fray into nothing after the first wash. Cut it wrong and it curls, unravels, or just doesn't hold its shape past week two.

We skipped the guessing. Meet the baddie baggy sweat shorts.

built like a diy cut, engineered to perfection.

cut-off hem, without the fraying. you get the raw, undone look everyone's trying to create at home but without your shorts actually falling apart in the wash.

side slits. built in so the shorts move with you. Sit down, stretch, walk - no bunching, no restriction. At Loud Minds we don’t do restrictions. 

elastic waist, hidden drawcord. the comfort of a sweatpant waistband with a drawcord tucked inside for when you want it cinched - no bulky exposed cord ruining your life.

lined deep side pockets. actually deep. actually lined. hold your phone, keys, whatever, no flimsy pocket bags giving out on you. And the best part, you won’t see the pocket seams bulging.

the detail you won't get from a pair of scissors

nicked, frayed edges give the finish its lived-in feel — but the signature move is on the back: loud minds cut clean out of the self-fabric, right across the butt.

it's the kind of detail that gets you stopped. we hear it every time someone tries these on in person: oh, these are actually so good.

dress it up, dress it down

These aren't a one-outfit short. tank and sneakers for daytime, or elevate it for a night out with heels and a cute top. We're breaking down exactly how to style both in a separate post, so keep an eye out.

why this trend isn't going anywhere

The baggy, easy short is one of the defining trends of summer 2026 - low effort, still looks put together. The diy version is everywhere because people want that exact fit and can't find it off the rack. The baddie baggy sweat shorts are the version that already exists.

the takeaway

skip the scissors. skip the guessing. the cut, the fabric, the details, the fit — already done.

shop the baddie baggy sweat shorts → shorts of the summer