Looks like shorts, performs like swimwear. Made for life in and out of the water. We considered naming these the "Merman" for a good 5 minutes. Consider these your "secret" board shorts (your secret's safe with us). Now with a few big updates. We garment-dyed it for a unique, vintage color, put it in a heavier fabric, and gave it a full fly closure. You're welcome. We updated last year’s amphibious fabric to be a bit heavier weight. It wears like your everyday casual athletic shorts but has the quick dry capability of your favorite bathing suit. Plus added 4-way stretch, so these shorts will move with ya in the surf or on the turf. Brooks (lead vocalist turned Marine Layer model) is 6’0” and wears a Medium.