Board shorts are getting shorter... my pasty white thighs are showing. Are we going back to neon and OP's?
If boardshorts keep getting shorter, what will we be wearing in ten years? Time to break out the hammocks.
History lesson for all: Board shorts (baggies) may have been short in warmer areas, like HI, etc; however, "baggies" were not suitable in colder waters, like California. Since wet suits were not as developed as they are now, California surfers were forced to paddle around on their knees. Unfortunately, this would take a toll on their knees - severe wax rash. Cali surfers would wear "pants" that were cut a few inches below the knee, in order to prevent wax rash. This may have caused the "longer" cut shorts that most of us wore in the 90's and beyond. I am glad companies are bringing back shorter shorts to the surfing world. Long live the OPs.
I could be wrong, but I disagree. I think board shorts just got longer as ALL sorts of shorts got longer in the 90's after Michael Jordan set the standard and started wearing longer shorts (check out pre 90's NBA films!) And I agree, the trend got ridiculous. Shorts past the knee are defeating the purpose (unless you're a CA surfer kneeling on your longboard). But I hope they keep making long ones. I have friggin' chicken legs and the longer shorts make me look so much less goofy.
Hi guys,. Check out online sites that have daily deals on items but only one a day. They just did a couple different board shorts on bjjhq, so idk if they'll have one for a couple days. ------------------------ hire a surfboard
having started on the magnum pi shorties in the early 80s I will keep my longer shorts. the wax rash just isn't worth buying into fashion. now for walkshorts, the OPs are cool but Jimmy Zs rule all!
Everyone loves to see my hairy, pastey legs along with my bazooka bubble gum ballz starting to show with this new trend....
