Hips are usually the best size predictor, but if your waist measurement is larger, consider buying the size indicated by your waist.
How to measure:
Waist: Bend slightly to one side to find your natural waist. (This will be the crease created from bending). Then, stand erect and measure around your body at the crease points.
Hip: Stand relaxed with feet shoulder-width apart. Now, measure around the fullest part of your hips and seat.
The Quandary 5-inch Shorts, now with a sleek, modernised fit for easy movement, are made for comfort and performance on your adventures, whether you are travelling, walking trails or wandering around town. They feature a bluesign®-approved 96% NetPlus® postconsumer recycled nylon made from recycled fishing nets to help reduce ocean plastic pollution fabric with spandex for stretch plus a non-perfluorinated-chemical durable water repellent finish to ward off light moisture. Other features include plenty of pockets and a drawcord in the waist and belt loops for a custom fit.
Features
Regular fit
Lightweight shorts made of stretch-woven 96% NetPlus® postconsumer recycled nylon made from recycled fishing nets to help reduce ocean plastic pollution/4% spandex plain weave with a DWR (durable water repellent) finish that's made without PFCs (perfluorinated chemicals) to shed moisture
Curved waistband contours to the natural shape of the hips and provides a close fit to keep the shorts in place during movement (a slightly higher rise compared to the Women's Quandary Pants)
Waistband has belt loops, a zip fly with a metal-button closure, and a drawcord that's customisable and can be internal or external for added adjustability and preference
Two front drop-in pockets and two back patch pockets
Reinforced haemostat/carabiner loop on the front-right pocket
12.7cm inseam
Fabric is certified as bluesign® approved
Specifications
Average Weight
170g
Made From
4.2oz 96% NetPlus® postconsumer recycled nylon, 4% spandex plain weave with a non-PFC DWR finish
Technologies
bluesign® approved: The bluesign® system is the solution for a sustainable textile production. It eliminates harmful substances right from the beginning of the manufacturing process and sets and controls standards for an environmentally friendly and safe production. This not only ensures that the final textile product meets very stringent consumer safety requirements worldwide but also provides you confidence you'll acquire a sustainable product. Those operating sustainably - meaning conserving resources and reducing the environmental impact to a minimum - also act responsibly and innovatively. Wanting to produce sustainable goods though involves a detailed examination of all materials and processes used as well as the impact of the production on the environment. Only this holistic observation, which starts well before the actual production, will guarantee a final product that is harmless to human beings and the environment. The standard covers 5 principles:
Resource productivity: defines the ecological and economical goal to produce textile products of maximum quality and added value, using a minimum amount of resources as well as causing the least possible environmental impact.
Air emission: air emissions need to comply with strictly controlled emission limits along the entire production chain. Optimising the energy flow as well as using low-emission components reduces the CO2 load, implicating active climate protection.
Occupational health and safety: the health and safety of employees in the textile industry has to be safeguarded by strict guidelines. Weak points occurring locally must be detected. In accordance with the risk potential of the deployed chemical substances, corresponding occupational safety measures are mandatory.
Water emission: control aims at feeding back purified water into the natural cycle and causing the least possible pollution of rivers, lakes and seas. This can be achieved by the use of ecologically harmless components as well as by optimising production and wastewater treatment processes.
Consumer safety: includes not only the mandate for high-quality textile products without health risks, but also the assurance that all of the principles of sustainability are consistently implemented during the production process.
