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fashionables
July 21, 2013

Swim Trunks: 12 Surf-Friendly Suits for Dudes

By Amy Larocca and Rebecca Ramsey

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Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine

This summer, men’s suits are ready to take their mark. Whether it’s Vilebrequin’s bright-pink pair or Jack Spade’s preppy plaids, these eye-catching trunks are a cut above your basic black or navy. Click through the gallery ahead to see those, plus ten more options and a bit of vintage surf inspiration, and see Rockaway beachgoers spill on their summer prints in the video below.

*This article originally appeared in the July 29, 2013 issue of New York Magazine.

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The Classic Water Mill Stripe in denim and red, $150 at Solid & Striped.
Seven-inch board shorts in indigo ikat, $69.50 at J.Crew. Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine
Vilebrequin Les Unis swim trunks, $185 at Vilebrequin. Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine
Color block swim trunk, $95 at Lacoste. Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine
My Planes Swim Shorts in red, $220 at LimoLand. Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine
Saltbox swimsuit, $75 at Steven Alan, 103 Franklin St.  Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine
Jack Spade shorts, $81 at Jack Spade. Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine
Bulldog swim trunks in key largo, $280 at Orlebar Brown. Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine
Onia Calder ten-inch shorts, $145 at Onia. Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine
H&M swim trunk, $18 at H&M. Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine
Saturdays NYC horizon big dots swim shorts, $75 at Saturdays NYC. Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine
Jack Spade swim trunks, $81. Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine
Simon Anderson, Sunset Beach, Oahu, 1984. Photo: Jeff Divine/Trunk Archive
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