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806 SurfStretch Side Pocket Boardshorts - Medium Orange

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806 SurfStretch Side Pocket Boardshorts - Medium Orange

Carrie Birdwell Mann

Santa Ana, CA

Price

$125.00

About this piece

The 806 is a 6" inseam, short-length classic-inspired stretch boardshort, designed and built for function, utility, and mobility. Our modern classic SurfStretch® boardshort is back; redesigned from the ground up to incorporate our 6+ decades of knowledge of making the world's best boardshorts. Side pocket for greater access and mobility, full-sized to fit even the largest phones. Built with ultra-tough, water-repellent, quick-drying SurfStretch®. Constructed with double and triple-needle rein...

About the artist

Carrie Birdwell Mann started making boardshorts on a single sewing machine in 1961 after watching surfers shred through their trunks at Newport Beach. She developed SurfNyl — a nylon fabric tough enough to survive reef contact — and added a flat-front waist with a metal buckle that became the brand's signature. Sixty years later, the factory in Santa Ana still sews every pair by hand. No overseas production, no fast fashion, no compromise.

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