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Women's Wright Short - Black

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Women's Wright Short - Black

Carrie Birdwell Mann

Santa Ana, CA

Price

$56.00

About this piece

Our new Women's Wright Short is an active leisure short designed for surfing, swimming, running, Netflix binging, sleeping, and more. Post-consumer recycled material in each short equates to approximately ten plastic bottles, which means less waste going into landfills, ultimately reducing CO2 emissions and saving water.   Features: Signature Birdwell wax pocket. Elastic waist with drawcord. Birdie woven label.  Fit: Short length. True to size. Fabric:  86% recycled polyester, 14% spandex.  C...

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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