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Custom Board Shorts For Beachside Originality

Filed under: Apparel, Art

Already we are facing down Labor Day but you can grab a little more summer with uniquely patterned boardshorts. Shortomatic is a California company that makes custom boardshorts. They sell limited edition shorts designed by artists and also have an easy way to customize your own pair.

The shorts are made from a polyester microfibre printed, cut and sewn by hand in Los Angeles.The shorts have waistband embroidery and every pair of shorts is printed with the artist name, image title/description and edition number of the shorts, along with the option for a personal message. A portion of the proceeds from every pair of shorts manufactured support Global Green. The shorts are $99 and come in mens and womens sizes.

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The Standard Hotels and Quiksilver Collaborate on Special Edition Surf Gear

by Jonathon Ramsey (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel, Luxury Travel & Hotels

Last summer Quiksilver and The Standard hotels paired up to create The Standard Boardshort by Quiksilver to celebrate "the bold attitudes and bright colors of the boardshort's golden era." At the same time Quiksilver announced it would be selling its bikinis in the bikini/boardshort vending machines at The Standard hotel. It's a new summer, and so here the two are again with a new announcement: 2010 sees four more custom boardshort creations, a new reversible bikini and a set of Standard Sunglasses by Quiksilver.

This year the designs weren't only a celebration of the past but of the present: the various colors and patterns are also connected to the aesthetics of The Standard's various locations. There will be 250 pieces of each, with The Standard Boardshorts by Quiksilver running $75, The Standard Bikini by Quiksilver going for $88, and the Standard Sunglasses by Quiksilver retailing for $75. They'll be available in those vending machines and at The Standard online store.

Gallery: The Standard by Quiksilver 2010 Collection