StrangeLove Skateboards
StrangeLove Summer Shorts / Tan
Regular price
$59.99
- Tan Nylon Shorts
- Drawstring Waist
- Long and Wide Leg Fit
- Zipper Side and Rear Pockets
- Available in Size S–3XL
- Only 90 pairs made!
- Made in USA
- Note: All sales are final. Can't say that any simpler. Unless the product is defective in the manufacturing sense, we will not accept any returns—in other words, you bot it, you bought it.
- Product Description: Truth told, we almost called these “Florida Shorts,” because if you skated in the Tampa Bay area anywhere from 1996–2006 these should look familiar. Back in those special days we call the ‘90s, I was the buyer at the good ol' Skatepark of Tampa. Originally, 4 Star clothing released a very similar nylon, elastic waist band short with mesh-lining and zippered pockets. We bought so many pairs then that the sales rep at Girl commented they should call it the Florida Short. Anyway, the shorts became the uniform of local skaters for a couple of summers—really lightweight and baggy, suitable for skating and strip club lap dances, not necessarily waterproof but we wore them to the pool and beach. If you own a copy of Josh Stewart’s videos “Cigar City” or “Rising” you can spot several Tampa locals sporting these. Fast forward some years and I was now working at Nike SB. Somehow I talked our apparel PLM ( thats a Product Line Manager for you non corpo folks) to allow me to create a short for the Southeast region. Using Brian Schaefer, the owner of SPoT, as my fit model, we updated our favorite short with a little less room and some zippered pockets. The shorts didn’t sell that well outside of Florida, but they did become legendary to those that appreciated some comfortable roomy shorts to lounge around in (and, to be honest once again, a few comments about it being the perfect short for the gentlemen clubs). So, here we are in 2025, offering you our latest version of the perfect man-of-leisures-summer-beach-gentlemens-club-almost-swimtrunk short. Keep in mind though, that these are roomier and a little longer than modern day shorts. —Nick
