Launched in 2007, British beachwear label Orlebar Brown set about providing a much-needed alternative to the ubiquitous baggy board short that had been the default choice for too long.

Instead, elegant styling for chic beach-goers is the Orlebar Brown approach. Lightweight and quick-drying fabrics from Italy are fashioned in England into elegantly tailored shorts in a range of sophisticated colours and lengths, from classic 1950s styles to longer surf shorts.

Orlebar Brown branding is discrete and kept to a minimum, engraved on side fasteners and zips rather than splashed all-over, while a zip fly, internal drawstring and net lining ensure comfort and style in equal measures - in or out of the surf. At last, men’s beachwear that turns heads for the right reasons.

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