Elevate your beach style with our Striped Drawstring Waist Swim Shorts. These swim shorts feature a classic striped pattern that adds a touch of sophistication and timeless appeal to your swimwear. The drawstring waist offers a comfortable and adjustable fit, while the high-quality fabric ensures durability.
Details:
- Pattern Type: Cartoon, All Over Print
- Details: Drawstring, Pocket
- Type: Bottoms
- Bottom Type: Shorts
- Fabric: Non-Stretch
- Material: Fabric
- Composition: 100% Polyester
- Care Instructions: Machine wash, do not dry clean, wash with the soft detergent
Size Chart (inches):
| Size |
US |
Hip Size |
Inseam |
Waist Size |
| S |
36 |
42.5 |
6.5 |
29.1-39.4 |
| M |
38 |
44.1 |
6.7 |
30.7-40.9 |
| L |
40 |
46.1 |
6.9 |
32.7-42.9 |
| XL |
42 |
48 |
7 |
34.6-44.9 |
| XXL |
44 |
50 |
7.2 |
36.6-46.9 |
Frequently Asked Questions
The brief is tagged as Striped Beach Shorts — but the pattern type is listed as Cartoon and All Over Print. Why is a striped brief tagged as Cartoon if the visual description says stripes?
The Cartoon tag in the pattern type may indicate that the stripes in this brief incorporate cartoon-style illustrated elements within or between the stripe bands rather than being purely geometric stripes. This would make it a Cartoon Striped design rather than a simple classic stripe. The product photography will show whether the stripes are purely geometric or include illustrative elements.
Available in Black, Light Blue, Blue, and Dark Blue (20 variants) — this is an unusual monochromatic blue family focus for a striped product. Does the stripe pattern change between the blue shades?
The same stripe design is applied to all four colorways. The background shade (Black, Light Blue, Blue, Dark Blue) creates significantly different visual impressions of the same stripe pattern. The contrast between the stripe elements and the background will vary substantially across the four options.
Machine wash with soft detergent is specified — the 100% Polyester non-stretch composition means no elastane to degrade. Is cold water strictly necessary for pure polyester?
While pure polyester fabric is more tolerant of warm washing than elastane-containing garments, cold water is still recommended for printed and striped designs. Warm water can cause dye migration at stripe boundaries, blurring the crisp edge definition that makes striped designs visually effective. Cold water preserves stripe sharpness.
The inseam is 6.5–7.2 inches across S to XXL — is this the longer inseam end of the cartoon shorts range?
Yes. At 6.5 inches for Size S, this brief has one of the longer inseam measurements in the cartoon shorts group (most measure 5.7–6.4 inches). The longer inseam at 6.5 inches creates a slightly fuller coverage compared to shorter-inseam alternatives.
The waist range for Size S is 29.1–39.4 — consistent with other cartoon shorts. Is the drawstring the sole adjustment mechanism?
Yes. The non-stretch 100% Polyester fabric means the entire 10.3-inch waist range (29.1–39.4 for S) is provided by the drawstring cord's adjustment capacity. The fabric itself contributes no stretch to this accommodation range.
