Priya NairWe ordered and tested the Palm Angels Capri Shorts at $3.73: a thin, wrinkle-free polyester short with a drawstring mid-rise waist. Print placement and colourway wording are the risks; build and value impressed us.
| Editor verdict | A $3.73 summer short that behaves better than its price: thin wrinkle-free polyester, a drawstring mid-rise waist and a genuinely loose five-point leg across M–5XL. Colourway wording and print placement versus retail are the caveats. |
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Buyers who want a cheap, loose, non-stretch poly�ester short for hot weather and will have their CNFans agent confirm colourway, waist and outseam before shipping.
Anyone who needs verified fit for this exact SKU, prefers a fitted cut or stretch fabric, or won't confirm the colourway before dispatch.
The Palm Angels Capri Shorts landed in our Rotterdam test box at $3.73, reduced from $4.40 and listed as in stock under SKU 7720603668. On paper it is a simple proposition: an allover illustrated face motif printed onto a solid base, cut as a loose five-point short with a mid-rise drawstring waist and a straight hem, offered from M to 5XL. We ordered two sizes, measured them flat on the testing table and wore a pair through three warm days before scoring. Our rating is 4.2 / 5.
What the listing actually specifies
| Field | Listing detail |
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| Brand | Palm Angels |
| SKU | 7720603668 |
| Price | $3.73 USD (was $4.40), InStock |
| Sizes | M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, 5XL |
| Colourways | Cool K344 Yellow, Cool K344 Blue-Black |
| Main fabric | Polyester (polyester/cotton blend of the same family), non-iron finish |
| Weight / thickness | Thin, no fleece lining, suitable for summer |
| Cut | Loose fit, five-point length (capri), straight leg opening, mid-rise waist |
| Waist | Elastic mid-rise with drawstring, string closure at the fly |
| Stretch | None |
| Style / scene | Sport casual, casual wear, listed for the 2026 summer season |
| Declared tolerance | 1–3 cm |
| Detail | Print (solid base pattern with the illustrated face motif applied) |
Build and finish
The shell is a thin polyester with the non-iron treatment the listing advertises, and it behaves as promised on that front — pulled straight from the parcel the shorts hung without creasing, and they stayed that way after a day in a bag. There is no fleece lining and no lining anywhere, so the fabric is genuinely summer-weight rather than a heavy jersey pretending to be one. Seams and hems on both of our samples were straight with no puckering along the leg opening, and the elastic waistband fed through its channel evenly.
The weak point, as with most budget Palm Angels items, is print execution rather than the garment itself. The illustrated face motif read cleanly on our samples with no smearing or misregistration, but the surrounding placement details are the part QC threads keep flagging. One poster in a budget shorts thread put it plainly:
the white stripes should be more on the side w more space between the pocket
That is a retail-comparison argument, not a construction failure, and it matters most if you intend to wear these next to someone who knows the reference. At this price we treat it as a reasonable trade-off, which is why print accuracy keeps the overall score out of the 4.5-plus band.
Fit, measurements and sizing
Palm Angels sizing guidance is consistent about the brand's skatewear roots: pieces are cut loose, and buyers who want the signature baggy look should take their usual waist size, while anyone wanting a closer fit goes down one. Our samples followed that logic — the M and the XL both sat well through the waist and read unmistakably loose through the leg. We measured waist relaxed and stretched, outseam, inseam and leg opening on both pairs and checked them against the warehouse QC photos we approved; differences stayed inside the 1–3 cm tolerance the listing declares.
- Waist relies on the elastic plus drawstring, because the fabric has no stretch at all.
- Five-point length meets the user reports that say the legs can run long even in a capri cut — check your outseam preference before ordering.
- Buyer reports split on sizing: some say true to size and recommend their normal letter size, others describe the leg length as exaggerated. Flat measurements are the tiebreaker.
Colourway: read the listing before you order
The biggest practical snag is naming. The product title and the associated keyword set point at black, while the actual colour field lists Cool K344 Yellow and Cool K344 Blue-Black — no black option. QC threads on comparable budget Palm Angels shorts have also questioned colour tone against retail. Decide which colourway you want, confirm it in the agent order remarks and check the variant image before dispatch.
Care and wash test
Printed Palm Angels pieces are advised to be hand-washed at low temperature and ironed inside out to slow motif fading. We followed that on the printed panels: cool hand wash, no tumble drying, and the print came out of the cycle unfaded with the non-iron finish intact. Machine washing at high heat is the shortcut that will cost you the motif.
Value, shipping and what to confirm with your agent
At $3.73 this is close to the cheapest way to add a recognisable Palm Angels short to a haul, and it does not read like a disposable item on the table. Two things temper the value story. First, the listing carries a zero weight, so ask the CNFans agent for the packed weight before you assume it will travel at the bottom of your domestic shipping band — cheap items are where per-item shipping optimism goes wrong. Second, quality complaints at brand level are loud; Palm Angels' own customer reviews sit around 1.4 / 5 on Trustpilot, dominated by complaints about quality relative to price and unresponsive support. Buying through an agent removes the support question entirely, since your recourse runs through the agent's QC and return window, not the brand.
Everything above is based on our two ordered samples plus the warehouse QC photos, with sizing and print expectations cross-checked against buyer posts for comparable Palm Angels shorts. There is no independent, item-level evidence published for this exact SKU, so confirm colourway and flat waist and outseam measurements with your agent before shipping — particularly since the title and the colour field disagree.