Posted on: January 10th, 2012 | Written by | 19 Comments

Elastic Waistband Drawstring Boardshorts -Back in Style

Remember when the old boardshorts would trap sand in the liner, creating a 10lb FUPA? Thankfully brands like Billabong re-designed drawstring boardshorts with tech features like recycled polyester blended fabric for improved flex and quicker dry time.


They also detailed the Andy Davis collaboration boardshort with coconut buttons, drawcord cinch and a Bali inspired print. Perfect for a game of volleyball, mowing the lawn, or hot-doggin your local line-up.


WWMBD? Be the king of the beach in these elasto trunks, but dont forget to apply sun screen to your upper thigh. Toddland has become SWELL’s throwback specialists by perfecting retro paneling, and signature embroidery. These shorts eliminate ballooning in the water, and a must-have when its bronzing time.

The Striped Helmut shorts are the non-submersibles gaining popularity as a short to wear anywhere. From country clubs, to Kona country, this classic cinch waist walkshort looks good and feels great.

You’ve tried hybrid shorts, hi-performance pairs, then tech stretch…now get the tried-&-true style with modern features. For more elastic waist draw-string shorts, like my personal favorite Moi Moi trunks (above) click here.

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  • Delagezzy

    We need em to be shorter tho!

  • ronixwake34

    What would Mitch Buchanan do?

  • SWELLDOTCOM

    @ronixwake34 That right!

  • Deanmc

    Cool printz…….I likes ‘em longer tho

  • Mikeupte

    I like the length of retro shorts. I hate how most shorts are 21″ long or longer. I wouldn’t wear these shorts because I don’t like elastic waist bands on my boardshorts. The prints are pretty cool though.

  • Anonymous

    Not a chance in hell! Besides, Mitch Buchannon was a kook!

  • Tharrison921

    No elastic waistband! Never!! Even when I’m 70!

  • Kayskylar1

    Nope. No elastic waist. Too short. Ugly prints.

  • John

    Higher cut and more elastic

  • Jim

    Bahaha you got to be kidding check these out! Think of all the hotdogging http://www.swell.com/Mens-Boardshorts/AMBSN-TRIP-BOARDSHORT?cs=MT

  • http://twitter.com/beaubosley Beau Bosley

    Yeah, I would probably rock those with some frogskins. Hey Swell, track down some old school Jams or JimmyZ shorts. Maybe find someone to make those rad short cordoroy OP shorts haha. Thanks

  • ldudeck59

    Could I get them in POK-A-DOTS?

  • Surfing@62

    I found some 80′s style Quiksilver, Big Dog & OP volley style trunks in an old duffel that I used for trips to Hawaii 25 years ago…some even w/day-glo panels and all w/elastic & cinch waistband. They were great for mowing the lawn, working in the garden and walking the labs on the beach. Tried surfing in them and the pockets ballooned, collected sand, rode up & dried out slowly…not very comfortable compared to my Hurley Phantoms or O’Neill Hyperfreaks! I might try these “new-retros” out to see if they corrected any of the drawbacks of the older styles.

  • J. Alec

    Elastic waist bands are awesome, they’ll fit me now and they’ll also fit me when i’m 70

  • bigfoot65

    where can a guy get some oleschool birdwells

  • Neciohec17

    Something’s are better forgotten. I have it, you were a bidder on TVs, “Storage Wars” and now you are stuck with boxes of elastic short-shorts. Move forward people sell them at WALMART.

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