Beach Shorts

Beach shorts are an essential piece of equipment for the beach or holiday resort, and are a common sight at tourist attractions and summer activities. A number of styles and designs are referred to as ‘beach shorts’.

Ranging from knee-length explorer and billabong style shorts, as well as Speedo shorts and designer wear, for example by Paul Smith, beach shorts are popular with holiday makers everywhere.

Whether sitting on the shore, or riding the waves, any man needs a good pair of beach shorts before he heads out on holiday, even if he only intends to wear them in the hotel bar.

Billabong shorts are especially attractive to men who participate in water sports, and they are one of the most widely recognised makes of surf shorts.

These distinctive designer beach shorts are especially suitable for the surfer or other aquatic sportspersons.

Billabong are famous not only for their traditional knee-length surfer shorts, or board shorts, which are made of special material similar to bathing suits that is not affected by getting wet.

Their beach and board shorts vary in pattern from traditional leaf motifs to artistic prints. These shorts provide ease of movement and plenty of zip pockets to keep locker keys and other items, essential for any sports activities.

Professional designers and fashion houses have also begun to produce beach shorts for the general public. It is, of course, debatable whether designer shorts are suitable for the rough treatment of beach activities.

The beach shorts of fashion houses are more suitable for night time activities, either on holiday or during summer nights at home.

There are cheaper replicas which can be bought in department stores and other areas, and which are can be used in the water: the expensive shorts can then be used as club wear.