Quiksilver Board Shorts
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Serious surfers need serious gear, and Quiksilver board shorts are known by surfers as some of the best board shorts a man or a woman can wear. Featuring excellent design, great patterns and elements, as well as a range of eco-friendly shorts, Quiksilver earns its popularity.
Styles of Quiksilver Board Shorts
Innovative companies like Quiksilver and its sister, Roxy Quiksilver that makes great shorts and swimwear for women, are constantly putting out new designs.
Some of the current men's board shorts on offer now include:
- One Way: Featuring blue, black and pink stripes, these 19-inch long shorts are made of quick-drying polyester Supersuede with Lycra under the hems and front rise for stretch and good fit. They have a double tie with patented Neoprene fly and 0.5 ultraspan. These specs apply to the bulk of Quiksilver shorts.
- St. Comp: These shorts come in "manly yellow" with black vertical stripes on one side, but you won't look like a bee (although you might sting like one). The shorts are 16 inches long and feature 2-way power stretch.
- Tri Hard: Featuring a very bold geometric design in black and white with a sea green waist and pocket, these shorts may only be 16 inches long, but they will definitely catch the eye while you're catching waves. They're made of 100% polyester baja twill with a snap fly and Velcro closure.
- Mixmatosis: These 22-inch board shorts feature a cool, subtle design that comes in five different shades, although the black and white might be the most popular. They also have a double tie with Velcro fly.
Diamond Dobby
Presumably, this design feature in some Quiksilver board shorts has nothing to do with the elf in the Harry Potter books, although it does have a magical quality. What Diamond Dobby refers to is a new design of 3-D diamond pattern material that guarantees 30 percent less of the short touches your skin. This means you will not get a rash, even after a full day of surfing.
Additionally, the material is light, dries quickly and has the exact right stretch that those who choose Quiksilver expect. Users are thrilled, calling the shorts with the Diamond Dobby feature the best and most comfortable they have ever worn.
Current Diamond Dobby styles include:
- The Cool Out: This set is black and white and 20 inches long.
- Mo Massive K9: These shorts are black with the Quiksilver logo in a cool gold design, 22 inches long.
- Mega Bleeker: This pair comes in very retro colors and patterns – a mix of comic strip and acid. trip.
There are several more styles, and they all receive huge raves. These are not cheap board shorts, but according to a lot of serious surfers, they are more than worth the price.
Eco-Friendly Shorts
A lot of people care about the quality of the beaches and oceans, but surfers are some of the most knowledgeable and committed environmentalists out there. It's not just that they care about the oceans for selfish reasons – they are the ones out there every day, sometimes in the same spot over a period of years and can see environmental degradation for themselves. Also, they don't like to get plastic bags and other debris caught on the boards.
While fighting for the cleaning and protection of the oceans, surfers want to take another positive step and show their commitment to ecology by wearing eco-friendly fabrics. You can now buy Quiksilver board shorts made of 100% recycled fabric, thus helping to save precious resources while not compromising on style or performance.
Some of the great eco-friendly shorts include:
- Oasis: Featuring a beautiful island sunset pattern.
- All Down the Line: Very wild retro shorts – reminiscent of a Lichtenstein painting.
- Original Retro: Screaming 1980s in hot pink with black and white cubes down the sides.
- Mo Massive Prints: In three color choices with the Quiksilver logo in colored stripes.
You can buy Quiksilver either from their own web site or anywhere quality surfwear is sold.
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