The Beach Could Go One of Five Ways

If you have trouble reading this email, go to the online version 06/09/14   Shorts Stack Five New Swim Trunks Ranked by Inseam Summer means wearing fewer clothes. But you’ll need to wear something. And turns out, we’ve got five handpicked somethings right here. Swim trunks, specifically. Short ones. Long ones. Unforgivable ones. Herewith: your exhaustive guide to swimwear, power-ranked by inseam. You asked for one of those, right?     THE LOW RIDERS Katin USA Tumbleweed Trunk   The Inseam: 9.0 inches. The Look: A cotton/nylon number with cacti and tumbleweeds all over it. The Situations: Manning the grill at a beach picnic with the family. Commandeering a Palm Springs cabana. Engaging in some sort of Super Soaker combat situation in the desert.   411: Katin USA Tumbleweed Trunk, $59, available here     THE KNEE JERKERS Bather Star Surf Trunk   The Inseam: 6.5 inches. The Look: Quick-dry navy trunks with a discreet star print. The Situations: Fourth of July parties. Night swimming. If the top-left portion of your American flag somehow goes missing and you need a patch.   411: Bather Star Surf Trunk, $85, available here     THE QUAD PRO QUOS Onia Chili Paisley Calder Trunk   The Inseam: 5.0 inches. The Look: It’s essentially half swim trunk and half chino with a reddish paisley pattern. The Situations: Drinking gin and tonics. Creepily going, “Like those quads?” Getting 25% off from our friends at Perks. (Figured you wouldn’t mind if we snuck that last one in there.)   411: Onia Chili Paisley Calder Trunk, 25% off when you get this Perk     THE LEG UP Ami x Robinson Les Bains Trunk   The Inseam: 2.75 inches. The Look: Robinson Les Bains collaborated with Ami to produce this limited-edition jungle print. So it’s jungle-y. It’s a short, tight jungle on your legs. The Situations: On an awkward safari. At some sort of Tarzan and Jane luncheon. Moonlighting as a stand-in for a tropical plant.   411: Ami x Robinson Les Bains Saint Martin Trunk, $210, available here     THE WRONG KIND OF HAMMOCK Pantone Swim Brief   The Inseam: 0.0 inches. The Look: Some red microfiber fabric. But mostly your thighs. The Situations: Peacocking around on a beach in Cannes. Not peacocking around on a beach in Cannes and saying you did.   411: Pantone Swim Brief, $98, available here UrbanDaddy is pure editorial. You can't buy love from the Daddy. About Us   |    Archives   |    My UD   |    Perks   |    Contact   |    Jobs   |    Advertise   |    Tips Email Issues   |    Privacy Policy   |    User Agreement   |    Unsubscribe   |    Editorial Policy 900 Broadway, Suite 808 New York, NY 10003 © 2014 UrbanDaddy. All Rights Reserved.