I've been reading that the design of the Groove pant has changed to have less flare at the bottom. This was actually how they were a few years ago and then the Groove Pant Sneak was brought in where the flare was widened to fit over your shoe and then I think the larger flare was brought in as a permanent change until now. I didn't buy Grooves until recently so if I have my Groove history wrong, please correct me.
This is another reason we are noticing the new model's very muscular thighs and bum - a wider flare would balance her hips a bit more.
Older, more flared Groove style:
New, narrower flare at the bottom:
Whoa! I didn't even notice the logo has been moved to the bottom hem of the leg. I hope they reposition it for all those people who need a few inches hemmed off.
But wait! The logo is in on the normal spot on near the knee in these new Grooves:
Hmmm! What is going on with the migrating logos? Is one side behind the knee and the reverse at the hem? Weird.
I'll have to try on the new version of the Grooves. I know I don't like having all that material flapping around as I workout on the elliptical.