Board Shorts

It's time to hit the beach with a brand new look for the summer season. This fantastic collection of board shorts offers a vibrant range of fabric shades, vivid patterns and tropical prints to enhance your summertime style. Choose from sporty swim shorts, knee length shorts and cool bikini hipsters from this stunning collection of board shorts at Stylight. Wear them on vacation, at the pool or the poolside bar and make the most of your figure this season.

4 Rules to Wearing Board Shorts Without Baring it All

Between briefs and trunks, men’s swimwear offers few styles for beach bums. Enter: board shorts, a hybrid of shorts and swimsuits that are appropriate to wear on and off the shoreline. While they provide secure waterproof coverage, these guidelines will ensure all-around protection.

Don’t distract from your hard-earned buff body by letting things slip. Here’s how to keep in line with style stipulations while embracing warm weather escapades.

1. Say No to Elastic

Both unflattering and inefficient, stay away from elastic banded board shorts. Opt for a drawstring pair that allows you to adjust the tightness to best fit your body. Your stomach will thank you.

2. Ditch the Underwear

There will always be men who continue to wear underwear that extends above their pants, but just because everyone else is doing it, doesn’t mean you should— especially when it comes to board shorts. Keep boxer lines and exposed bands to a minimum and go commando. How often does that opportunity come around?

3. Wear Them Just Below Your Natural Waistline

Pull your board shorts up to the point above your hip bones, but below your waist. Any lower and you’ll show too much. Any higher will look a little ludicrous. With that drawstring style you decide to go for, it’ll be easy to keep your pants in place.

4. Be Mindful of Location

If water is not within a five mile radius, pay special attention to which board shorts you’re wearing around. Tropical patterns and bright color may best be reserved for the beach, but a navy blue or black pair of shorts work for everyday.

Take to the sand in swimwear that doubles as practical and fashionable. A pair of board shorts is anything but boring.

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