This are reasonably formal looking shorts.  There are two deep front pockets and two reasonable deep back pockets.  However at least in the charcoal version the  back pockets do NOT have any form of closure, and I consider this a negative as it makes wallet loss or theft more likely thus reducing the usefulness for travel.  There also are NO side stash pockets as shown in the photos.  Both these features were a reason to chose these shorts so I am docking them one star for each issue.

They wash and dry well with minimal shrinkage.  Waist runs true to size, the legs are fairly narrow so if you have muscular thighs these will be a problem.