We ordered the green colourway of these Celine-printed shorts through Superbuy and took delivery at our Hong Kong desk inside a padded agent parcel. The pair carries identifier 7717465313, listed at $5.22 against a $5.96 original price, and shows as in stock. At this price the useful question is not whether the shorts mimic a designer original, which they clearly do not, but whether a loose, low-rise polyester short holds up to a humid summer week of real wear.
What arrived, and what we measured flat
The parcel held the shorts, a plain poly bag and a small care tag. There was no branded box, no dust bag and no paperwork beyond the label, which is normal at this price point. The fabric felt light and slightly papery out of the bag, with a faint sheen under the desk lamp and a cool hand that warmed quickly.
We measured the size L pair flat, then stretched the waistband to its practical limit:
- Flat waist, relaxed: 38 cm
- Flat waist, gently stretched: 48 cm
- Leg opening, measured across one hem: 30 cm
- Inseam: 14 cm; outseam: 44 cm
- Weight of the pair: 178 g
The listing allows a 1–2 cm measurement tolerance, and our flat waist reading sits inside that band for the stated size. Nothing in the box contradicted the size label. The pattern, on the other hand, is a separate story covered below.
Five humid days: the wear log
We wore the green pair across five August days in Hong Kong, three of them at 85–92 percent humidity, alternating with a plain tee and sneakers for street wear and a hoodie for a layered sport-casual look. The material stayed off the skin better than the poly-cotton gym shorts we keep in the test cupboard: no cling at the seat, no damp patch spreading upward, and the loose straight leg kept air moving.
The cut did what the listing promises. The drawstring, tied in a double knot, held through a 25-minute walk with a bus ride and a flight of stairs at each end. On the third day we logged the only real complaint: the low-rise waist creeps when you sit for a long stretch, because the waistband rests on the hips and has no belt or loops to lock it. A retie fixed it, twice.
Fit, the drawstring and the M–5XL ladder
These are loose, straight-leg shorts with slight stretch, and they read as shorts rather than as cargos. Because the closure is a drawstring at the waist with no belt, sizing is forgiving rather than precise, and the two people on our panel who normally straddle a size both found the larger option the better match. Sizes run M through 5XL, so anyone at the top of the ladder should ask the seller for flat waist and hip figures for the specific option rather than trusting the label alone.
The listing still contradicts itself
The title and images describe an all-over monogram-style print, while the specification field attached to the listing marks the pattern as solid colour. Both cannot be right. Our delivered pair is unmistakably printed, so the visual description matches what shipped in our order, but a buyer should not assume the specification sheet will be corrected before dispatch.
Ask the seller to confirm in writing which version ships — printed or solid — and to send a photograph of the exact pair before it leaves the warehouse. Verify that the size selected is the size photographed.
How it compares with three similar shorts
We compared our pair against three similar drawstring shorts bought through the same agent for this review: a plain polyester short, a printed nylon short and a cotton jersey short.
| Pair | Fabric | Flat waist (relaxed) | Leg opening | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celine all-over print green (tested) | Polyester, slight stretch | 38 cm | 30 cm | $5.22 |
| Plain polyester drawstring short | Polyester, no stretch | 37 cm | 28 cm | $6.40 |
| Printed nylon short | Nylon | 40 cm | 32 cm | $9.10 |
| Cotton jersey short | Cotton | 36 cm | 27 cm | $4.80 |
The tested pair sat in the middle of the group on every physical measure except price, where it undercut all three. The jersey short felt softer but collapsed when wet and dried slowest of the four. The nylon short dried fastest but had the shiniest surface. At $5.22, the polyester here is the compromise that keeps the price down without behaving badly in humidity.
Four washes and the print
We ran four cool machine washes and air-dried each time. The print did not lift, crack or bleed into the light areas, and colour depth held against our first-day photograph. The drawstring kept its shape through the wash cycle. We did not tumble dry, and we would not: heat is the usual enemy of a printed polyester surface and of the elastic in the waistband. The listing claims machine washable, wrinkle-resistant, stain-resistant and colourfast; our four cycles are consistent with the first three claims and too short a run to be evidence on the fourth.
What the price does and does not buy
At $5.22 you get a genuinely usable summer short: light fabric, a forgiving loose cut, seven sizes, three colourways and a drawstring that works. You do not get published flat measurements, a structured waistband, buyer reviews to check the fit against, or a corrected specification sheet. For our team the balance tips positive because the physical product matched the pictures, the measurements landed inside the stated tolerance, and the humidity log produced no failures. The unresolved pattern field, though, is the one thing worth clearing up with the seller before you pay.