Last edited by stanshall (2016-06-27 14:50:25)

These look good. Made in Hawaii.

http://putthison.com/post/146557180595/i-bought-a-hawaiian-shirt-despite-their-rich

/\  nice link BB to the Hawaiian Shirt Dude, thanks Chief too

I'm lounging in my new YR trunks. I can recommend. Sizing was a little tricky. I first went with my usual trousers size and saw much too big a muffin top for my comfort, and they felt just a little tight overall. I probably could have made them work, but I might've been a tad uncomfortable. I exchanged for the next size up, and these work--they stay up without my needing to cinch the drawstring, although they do now take on a slight bagginess. No real complaints though. Material is good and hardy, a tough nylon, and the contrasting inner lining is a nice touch. They do remind me a lot of the Hang Tens I owned in the 70s.

I wish more trunks makers added slash pockets though (these don't have them either). I find I'm constantly wanting to stuff my hands into some pockets. That's one nice feature about my Saturdays trunks.

Last edited by Chipper (2016-06-28 17:24:37)

Just a heads up for everyone, there are MANY NWOT vintage Birdwells, unavailable patterns, on eBay at the moment.... Seller seattlegoodwill.... $26. I'm a 30 waist and there are quite a few, also quite a few 29s if anyone can wriggle into those...

Speaking of sizing, I learned from Birdwell that they no longer make their trunks "to the inch," i.e., they're now vanity sized like everyone else, a 34 will be a 36, etc.

This is one thing that makes finding my size, especially purchasing online, an ordeal. I also am completely flummoxed by how things fit compared to my true size. One would think that trousers or trunks that measure my true, measured waist size would fit, no? What is about how garments are cut that I need to wear a waist size that measures at least two inches smaller than my measured size in order for them to stay up and look correct.

It's a mystery to me.

It's just weird. Let's say (only for purposes of illustration) that the tape measure shows my natural waistline (which I call about an inch below my belly button) as 36 inches. If I buy a pair of trousers MEASURED at 36, i.e., the tape measure shows 18 inches across at the waist, the trousers will slide right off. The trousers will probably be marked 34. Trousers that do stay up, in fact, are those measured at 34 inches, i.e., 17 inches across. They usually will be marked 32.

I can understand vanity sizing, in that this is just the way the industry now does things. What I don't get is the difference between actual measured sizes, mine and the trousers.

It basically means that for most makers I have to size down TWO sizes to find the right fit and look. So, if my waist measures by the tape at 36, I need to buy 32.