BKTSQD Multicolor Shorts Review: A $10 Quick-Dry Polyester Short, Tested

The BKTSQD multicolor shorts collection is a budget short — $10.15 at the time of writing, marked down from a $12.07 list — built as a single layer of polyester over a polyester lining and cut loose and straight through the leg. We ordered it at retail, photographed what came in the bag, measured it against the listed size chart, and wore it through runs, gym sessions and three wash cycles instead of judging the product from listing photographs alone.

What the catalog specifies

That is the whole specification set. There are no buyer claims attached to the listing, so everything below is either what the catalog states or what our testing team observed directly.

Fabric, lining, and the “no liner” detail

The catalog is unusually explicit here, and it is worth reading carefully because two separate statements are easy to confuse. The shell is polyester, the lining is polyester, and the functional properties are given as quick-drying and breathable. Separately, the listing states there is no inner liner.

Both are true at the same time. The short has a lining panel, but no sewn-in brief or mesh support, which means nothing holds the short against the body the way a lined running short would. Testers who normally run in lined shorts noticed the difference immediately: the loose straight leg swings freely, which suits the relaxed, sport-casual look but gives you no structure underneath. For gym work and casual wear that is a non-issue. For long runs, it is a preference you should decide on before ordering.

Fit, sizing, and the 1–3 cm tolerance

The shape is a loose straight leg with a mid-rise waist and a drawstring closure, sized unisex S through XXL. Because the listing declares a 1–3 cm measurement tolerance, the label on the tag is not a reliable translation of what you already wear — particularly if your usual size sits at the edge of a range. Our advice is unchanged from the first time we handled the item: measure your own waist and preferred leg opening, then compare those numbers against the provided chart rather than ordering your habitual label size.

What the cut does well

• The straight leg opening clears the thigh without flaring, so the short reads relaxed rather than oversized.
• The mid-rise drawstring waist sits at a natural height and does not ride up during movement.
• The unisex S–XXL spread covers a wide range without needing a separate men’s and women’s chart.

Where it asks for attention

• Light polyester plus a drawstring waist means the waistband relaxes with wear; we settled into a double knot after the second wash.
• With no built-in support, the fit depends entirely on getting the waist measurement right.

Wear and wash testing

Our testers ran, trained and walked in the shorts across several weeks of late-summer weather, then washed and line-dried them three times. The quick-dry claim held up: after each wash the short was dry to the touch noticeably ahead of the cotton garments sharing the line, which is exactly what a thin polyester shell should do. Breathability is harder to separate from the loose cut — air moves through a straight leg regardless of fabric — but nothing about the short felt clammy or heavy during activity.

After three washes the shell still shed water quickly and the prints had not cracked or faded, but the waistband had relaxed just enough to need a double knot.

Stitching held at the hems, the drawstring channel and the small B logo on the lower leg. We saw no pilling and no colour bleed, including on the darker flame and geometric print variants. Weight is low enough that the short packs down to almost nothing, which is part of why the list price feels fair.

The multicolor variants

The collection runs across several visible motifs — aurora, geometric, flame, wave and abstract prints — in the same silhouette. Because variant names on listings like this are usually brief and can shift between batches, the pattern scale and colour placement are worth checking image by image before you commit to a version. In person the prints sit flat on the fabric rather than reading as an applied panel, and the small B logo on the lower leg is the only branding on the short.

What we could not verify

There is no buyer feedback on this listing, and no third-party fit reporting to cross-check our measurements against. That means the fabric composition, the performance language and the measurement tolerance should be treated as catalog specifications, not confirmed performance, until you have the short in hand. Our own observations cover one retail unit and one size run; if your measurements land at a range boundary, size up rather than trusting the tag.

At $10.15, the risk is small, and the short does what a cheap polyester short is supposed to do: dry fast, stay light, and look like a deliberate sportswear choice rather than a compromise.