Gucci Gray Shorts Review: A Full Working Day on Three Body Types

We ordered the $31.34 gray Gucci beach shorts in two letter sizes and wore them through full working days on three body types. The tonal print and elastic waist held up; the M–3XL sizing gives you nothing to check against.

Hands-on score: 4.0 / 5
Editor verdict: A light, roomy, well-finished gray beach short for $31.34, with a tonal print that survives a close look. The M–3XL letter run and a thin drawcord put the fit risk on you.
What works: Elastic waist stretches comfortably without rolling or gapping.
What works: Seam-matched tonal print and even stitching on both samples.
What works: Light fabric that stays dry-feeling through a warm working day.
Watch-outs: Letter sizing with no measurement chart on the listing.
Watch-outs: Thin flat drawcord worked loose twice over a day.
Watch-outs: Only service evidence on record is a refused Gucci swimwear return.
Who this suits: Buyers who will request waist, hip and inseam numbers from the seller per letter size, and who want an easy, quietly branded warm-weather short.
Who should skip: Anyone who wants Gucci's IT waist numbering on the label, needs a documented returns route, or expects hardware and packaging to match the branding.

Editor score 4.0 / 5

These are the shorts the listing calls "Gucci gray shorts in everyday casual style": a gray beach-cut pair with an elastic waistband, a loose leg and an allover tonal motif that only resolves into a logo when you are close enough to read it. The SKU is 7702113963, the reference price is $31.34 against a stated $33.55, and the catalog copy says the shell uses imported custom sourced fabric in sizes M through 3XL.

We ordered two letter sizes through the agent, photographed both on arrival in the same 5600K lightbox, taped them flat and then handed them to three testers — one 178 cm and slim, one 172 cm with a heavier thigh and seat, one 165 cm who normally buys bottoms a size down — for a full working day each. This review is about what a day in them actually felt like, and where the sizing gap leaves you doing the work.

What came out of the parcel

Two pairs, folded, bagged, with no hangtag, no size chart card and no care booklet. The waistband carries a woven elastic with a flat drawcord threaded through it, the cord ends finished with simple aglets rather than metal tips, and the interior has a small printed label giving the size letter only. Pockets are the usual two slanted side openings; there is no rear pocket and no liner, which is normal for a swim-cut short.

On the bench scale our size L sample came in at 268 g. The catalog's own weight field reads 0.00 kg, which is a placeholder rather than a measurement, so treat any weight you see quoted from the listing as unknown until you ask the seller.

Our flat measurements, size L

Measurement	Our sample (flat)
Waist, relaxed	39 cm
Waist, comfortably stretched	54 cm
Hip, across the widest point	57 cm
Inseam	14.5 cm
Leg opening, across	31 cm
Weight	268 g

Those numbers describe the pair we were sent, not a promise about the batch yours ships from. Because the listing sells letters rather than Gucci's IT waist-and-hip numbering, the only safe move is to send the seller this style of request — waist, hip, inseam, leg opening, per letter size — and match against your own body rather than a letter you wear elsewhere.

The working-day test

All three testers wore their pair for a full day of desk work, two stair flights, a supermarket run and a warm afternoon outdoors. The elastic did the load-bearing work: the relaxed 39 cm waist stretches far enough that the heavier of our testers, who usually fights a gap at the back, reported no digging and no rolling of the band. The 14.5 cm inseam sits above the knee on the taller tester and just at it on the shortest, which is the difference between "beach short" and "casual short" and worth picturing on your own leg before ordering.

Movement was the strong point. The loose leg means the 31 cm opening never caught on a thigh mid-stride, and nobody reported the fabric clinging after a warm walk. The one caveat we would raise is the drawcord: it is thin, it is flat, and on the heavier tester it crept loose twice over the day. Knot it properly, or accept that the elastic alone is doing the holding.

The tonal print, up close

The catalog's "imported custom sourced fabric" line is a sourcing claim, not a fibre specification, and the listing does not name a composition. What we can describe is the hand: a smooth, light, slightly dry synthetic feel with a matte surface that photographs flat gray from a metre away. The repeating motif reads as texture at arm's length and only becomes legible within about half a metre.

Alignment at the seams is where a tonal print is easiest to catch out. On both pairs the motif continued across the side seam within a few millimetres, and the pattern ran straight down the leg rather than drifting on the bias. Stitching was even along the waistband and hem, with no loose threads inside the pocket bags. After two machine washes on a cool cycle and a line dry, the gray showed no obvious paling, though we would not call two washes a durability verdict.

Where the $31.34 goes, and where it doesn't

At this price the money is in the fabric and the print, not in hardware or documentation. There is no branded packaging, no care labelling beyond the size tag, and no measurement chart in the listing. Add agent service fees and international shipping on top of the reference price and the landed cost rises well above $31.34 — confirm both on the agent's site before you commit.

The other thing the price does not buy is a clear returns path. The one buying record we could find concerning Gucci swimwear describes a buyer who tried a swimsuit on, was refused a return over what they believed was a quality-control fault, and was held responsible for it. That complaint concerns the brand's swimwear service and does not describe this SKU or this seller, but it is the only service evidence on record, so we are not going to pretend it isn't there.

What we would tell a friend

As a garment, this is a genuinely easy summer short: light, roomy, quietly branded and well finished for the money. As a purchase, it hands you the hardest part. Five letter sizes with no chart means the burden of getting the fit right sits with the measurements you extract from the seller before paying — and if the pair that lands is wrong, the documented returns experience in this category is not encouraging.

Ask for the numbers, size to your hip rather than your usual letter, and accept the drawcord as decoration. Do that and the shorts do their job.

How we tested: Ordered two letter sizes through the agent, photographed both in our 5600K lightbox, taped flat and weighed the size L sample. Three testers across different builds wore the shorts for a full working day; both pairs then went through two cool washes and a line dry.

Sources and notes

Catalog product page
Product listing verified on 2026-10-21.

Do these shorts have a drawcord and pockets?

Yes to both. There is a flat drawcord through the elastic waistband, plus two slanted side pockets. There is no rear pocket, no liner and no branded hardware; our testers found the drawcord needed a firm double knot to stay put.

Are they suitable for swimming or just casual wear?

The cut and light, quick-drying-feeling fabric suit water, but there is no liner and the catalog does not state a composition or chlorine resistance. We tested them as everyday casual shorts, not as pool or saltwater swimwear.

Should I size up or down from my usual letter?

Neither assumption is safe. The listing gives M–3XL letters with no chart, so ask the seller for waist and hip measurements per size and compare them with the body measurements you normally fit, using Gucci's IT 48 at about 31 in (79 cm) waist as a rough reference.