When shopping for casual shorts to wear around the house and at the beach I curiously noted how many if not most of the Asian brands called them sleep shorts. I don't even know what that means, but then Ive never worn anything when sleeping since my diaper days. I sincerely don't see the advantage of wearing something like this to bed. But the ads photo got me hooked, they looked like just what I was looking for and I love the turquoise color. So the first good news is that on me they look exactly like the photos.

The big question whenever looking at Asian clothes is fit. I went for the 33-37 option for my 34 waist and on me they look very much like the model. I would call that accurate advertising. Its the look I wanted.

They are described as solid cotton but in another place as cotton, polyester and spandex. Thank goodness for the spandex, like the model they faced a challenge stretching over the places they had to stretch and they just barely made it. I find words difficult to describe the fabric other than feeling buttery. I rarely have felt a fabric that made me feel so casual and comfortable.

I suspected the light color might be an issue at the beach when swimming but in fact they are legit if only marginally. They don't turn clear if thats what you mean but they certainly turn clingy, though not any more than any retro swimwear from the 70s from what Ive seen. When they get wet they actually turn very dark.

If we were to divide men into two categories - shy or confident, I don't think confident guys would have any worries about these.