Fellas, hear me out.Shorts are as natural to a guy's wardrobe as a basic white t-shirt. There's absolutely no doubting that. And shorts being the length that they are these days - shorts are practically capris already. So why note consider adding a pair to your warm weather wardrobe arsenal? Maybe for starters we can call them 3/4 length shorts. Does that help? Probably not that much because there's general fear amongst the male ranks for anything "fashion-y" - especially in the States. But I will say that our brothers in Asia and Europe embrace these as a staple to their warm weather wardrobe and I've only recently started to incorporate them into my mine... and I must say that I genuninely like them. Truth be told - I thought they were, for lack of a better word, "fruity" and would set me up for public humiliation so I never considered them. Already called names for having floral print shirts, I was adverse to adding a pair of capri pants for fear of further name-calling. While shorts are comfortable, I fully recognize how shlumpy they make me feel when I wear them because they're generally pretty billowy and bulky (esepecially with the cargo pockets). And they for sure don't pass for anything above casual - which further limits them in terms of occassion (although having an uber-lax dress code at work - I never feel quite right lounging around in shorts at the workplace). So I saw a pair at the mall and figured that I'd give them a try just for the hell of it. I was surprised immediately. First of all - they have a much more flattering silhouette when compared to bulky shorts. I'm not the tallest guy out there, and they are slimmer cut closer to the leg/butt to so they don't look like you're borrowing you much taller, fatter brother's clothing. The pair I tried on still had all the cargo stuff goin on (which is helpful to stuff wallet/keys/phone in various pockets)... and it looked great! You can put a dress shirt on and a blazer and wear a pair of loafers without socks for a very "euro" but very comfortable and dressy look (especially for california standards). For the brave - get a pair of stark white - it just looks clean and sharp. A khaki pair always looks great. Or if you're feeling cheap - you can take a pair of khakis and fold (or roll) them up like you'd fold up the sleeves of a dress shirt if you were getting hot. So I have a few pairs of "manpris" now - a plaid-ish pair and a dark charcoal grey pair with pinstripes from H&M (they were $14.99 each!) If you can't make the leap - a good pair of more tailored shorts that hit just around or above the knee are a much more versatile piece that I'd encourage all men to own. The idea of the capri pant is funny - I fully admit that - but they seriously look better than shorts. Give it a try at least before you judge - I have a feeling you too may be pleasantly surprised.