I am definitely in the minority here because I love "dress shorts" and I own several pairs. I wore my "dress shorts" on our Merry Time cruise last year for Palo Brunch. I thought I looked great and my wife said I looked good too. That's all I really care about and I'm not breaking any dress code rules. I am in my mid 30s and a ton of men my age do not even wear dress shoes. We wear our fancy sneakers, like Jordans, with our dress pants and dress shirt. I don't even think I own a pair of dress shoes anymore.