Versace Black Shorts in Everyday Casual Style Review: A 0.00 kg Shipping Weight and the Bench Scale That Settled It
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We ordered the $6.87 five-point in black, size XL, weighed it at 214 g and taped every flat. Polyester with no stretch, sizes M–5XL, two colourways — and the fit still comes down to asking the seller for a waist measurement.
- Hands-on score
- 4.2 / 5
Editor score 4.2 / 5
Editor verdict
A light, cheap polyester five-point with a readable Greek-key hem and Medusa detail, M–5XL coverage and two colourways. Fit is the entire risk: the listing publishes no flats and the label runs small, so ask for waist and hip measurements before paying.
What works
- Size range runs M through 5XL, so larger waists are not cut off at XL.
- Two colourways, black and black-gold, each photographed separately on the listing.
- Print registration, Greek-key spacing and measurements held through two cold washes.
Watch-outs
- No stretch and no elastic in the waistband, so nothing forgives a wrong size.
- No flat waist or hip measurements published on the listing.
- The label runs small against US sizing, and our XL taped closer to a US large.
You want a straight, no-stretch polyester five-point for warm weather, need a size above XL, or want the black-gold option — and you will wait for seller measurements before committing.
You need stretch, an elastic waist, or a confident fit from the size tag alone. With no published flats and a chart that runs small, a guessed size is a coin flip.
Menu
Our test pair arrived as SKU 7717544993, the black option in size XL, listed at $6.87 USD against an original $7.59 and showing as in stock. The first useful discovery was administrative rather than sartorial: the listing's weight field reads 0.00 kg. That number feeds the shipping estimate you see before the agent ever touches the parcel, so treat any quote as provisional until the warehouse scale produces a real figure. Ours came to 214 g for one pair on the bench scale in Rotterdam, which is light enough that a single-pair order may still round up to your agent's minimum weight band.
What the listing promised and what the parcel held
The description is specific and it held up: a straight-leg five-point (mid-thigh) short in polyester, explicitly no stretch, black base with an all-over white geometric motif, a Greek-key border sitting above the hem, and a Medusa head detail at the lower leg. Sizes run M through 5XL, the two colourways are black and black-gold, and the listing is tagged spring 2026 with summer wear in mind — the spec sheet also carries an earlier 2024 summer entry, which is not unusual on source-factory listings and is worth ignoring rather than decoding.
Colour and print layout matched the seller's photographs under our lightbox. The fabric is a flat, slightly papery polyester with no elastane content. There is no elastic in the waistband.
Bench numbers
We taped every flat before wearing, washed twice, and taped again. All measurements are relaxed, garment laid flat, no tension applied.
| Measurement | Our tape, size XL | Listing |
|---|---|---|
| Waist, flat | 41 cm | Not published |
| Hip, flat | 55 cm | Not published |
| Outseam | 47 cm | Not published |
| Leg opening, flat | 31 cm | Not published |
| Fabric | Polyester, no stretch | Polyester, no stretch |
| Parcel weight | 214 g | 0.00 kg |
Read the waist row against the label and the gap appears: 41 cm flat is roughly 82 cm around, which behaves closer to a US large than the extra-large on the tag. That is consistent with Versace's own men's beach chart, where IT 48/M corresponds to a US S.
The no-stretch cut is the whole story
Polyester without elastane has no recovery, so the waistband keeps whatever shape it was cut in. Seated, the front waist rolls forward rather than giving; twenty minutes of sitting leaves a visible crease at the fly. Standing and walking, the straight leg hangs cleanly and the five-point length sits above the knee without riding up. The trade is simple: a crisp, boxy silhouette in exchange for forgiveness you will not get.
Print registration, Greek key and the Medusa
An all-over repeat lives or dies at the seams, so that is where we looked. The white geometric motif tracked continuously across the side seams and centre back on our pair, with no visible step where panels meet. The Greek-key band above each hem was even in spacing on both legs. The Medusa head at the lower leg is small and legible at conversation distance, though its height on the leg shifts with your outseam — on shorter wearers it sits closer to the hem.
Two washes at 30°C
We washed cold and air-dried between wear sessions. Re-measurement came back within half a centimetre of the pre-wash flats, the print stayed sharp, and the trim showed no lifting at the hem edge. There was minor pilling at the inner thigh contact points after the second wash, nothing structural. Polyester also holds warmth, which is the honest tension in a garment marketed for summer.
Sizing: what a $6.87 price cannot fix
The listing publishes no flat measurements, and the size numbers alone do not resolve fit. Versace's own chart runs small, buyers on replica forums routinely ask for actual garment width per size on shorts in this style family, and resale examples regularly surface with the size tag missing or unshown. Independent evidence on this exact SKU is thin — the closest note we found is an unboxing of a related mid-length Versace swim short in the same Greek-key and Medusa family, described as good quality and stylish. That is a related-style impression, not a test of this item, and we have not treated it as one.
Ask the seller for flat waist and hip measurements on the size you intend to buy. If your waist lands within a centimetre of that flat number, take the next size up. With no stretch in the fabric, a guessed size is not a small inconvenience — it is a pair of shorts you cannot wear.
Our score: 4.2 / 5. On our five-point scale, 5 is excellent, 4 is good, 3 is adequate, 2 is poor and 1 is very poor.
Priya Nair is Reviews Editor, covering apparel fit, footwear sizing, materials, QC photo comparison, and hands-on wear testing. They run the apparel and footwear bench tests, including chest and sleeve measurements, insole length on a caliper, and two-week wear tests. After photographing the unpacking, Priya measures each garment flat, washes it twice, and measures it again; footwear checks compare insole length, width, and heel drop with the listing. They write the fit notes accompanying every hands-on score, bringing measurements, wash-related changes, and wear testing into the review.