Three options
Almost every pair of swim shorts has something on the inside for support. You only notice how it feels once you're wet: in the water, on your towel and on the way home.
In most swim shorts
An open mesh, stitched to the waistband. Meant for support, with as little fabric as possible. When people talk about an inner brief, this is usually what they mean.
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Underwear underneath
Ordinary underwear under your swim shorts. Many men do this because the mesh liner chafes, or because they've cut it out.
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Built into the shorts
A soft layer of fabric built into the swim shorts. In effect, an inner brief that's part of the shorts.
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Why we did it differently
There was no shortage of swim shorts, yet the same annoyances kept coming back. A mesh liner that chafes, sand where you don't want it, and shorts that feel uncomfortable the moment you step out of the water.
That's why The Signature Shorts have no mesh liner, but a soft, integrated lining in 85% polyamide and 15% elastane. It sits close without pinching, gives support where it's needed and feels soft even when wet. In normal wear, it stays inside the leg.
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A day by the water
A swim, a sandwich on the boat, back in the water, then a drink at the harbour. On a day like that, you wear your swim shorts for hours on end, wet and dry by turns.
That's exactly when you notice what's on the inside. You feel a chafing mesh liner or wet underwear all day. You barely notice a soft lining.
What suits you
Lengths in the pool
Mainly want to swim? Jammers are close-fitting swim shorts that end just above the knee. They sit close all over and don't balloon in the water.
A whole day by the water
Swimming, sitting on your towel, walking to the beach bar. That's when a soft lining is the most comfortable, even when you're wet. No need for underwear underneath.
Quick-drying above all
Mainly want your swim shorts to dry fast? A mesh liner dries fastest. Just rinse them well after swimming, because sand gets caught in the mesh.
Still not sure? Read The best men's swim shorts: what should you look for?
THE COLLECTION
The Signature Shorts in seven colours. All with a soft lining instead of a mesh liner.
REVIEWS
On the fit, the soft lining and the moments spent in The Signature Shorts.
For support, and to stop the wet outer fabric clinging to your skin. A mesh liner does this with as little fabric as possible, so it dries fast. The downside: when wet it can chafe, and sand gets caught in it.
Sometimes. Many people call the mesh liner an inner brief. Others mean tight briefs or underwear worn under the swim shorts.
No, they dry quickly. The outer fabric dries fast and the lining dries along with it. A mesh liner is a touch quicker still; underwear stays wet much longer.
No. You wear the lining directly against your skin.
Your waist determines the size. If you're between two sizes, go for the larger one. See the size guide.
The Signature Shorts
Designed so you don't have to think about it.
