The best swim shorts for resort wear are those that perform correctly in the water, transition to the terrace without requiring a change, look appropriate at the most observed venues the resort produces, and are made from materials that belong in a natural environment rather than contributing to its degradation.

Resort wear is a specific context that most swimwear brands design for generically. The beach club at a a luxury resort property, the infinity pool terrace at a Maldives resort, the harbour side lunch after a morning on the boat — these are occasions with a specific visual and social standard that the best resort swim shorts need to meet.

What the best resort swim shorts require. First: a cut that reads as composed at the terrace lunch — above the knee, enough ease to move correctly, a clean waistband. Not a board short that extends to the shin; not a racing brief that belongs in a competition context. The mid-length swim short that transitions from the water to the social occasion without adjustment.

Second: a colour that belongs in the resort palette. White and natural for the beach and direct sun — the colourways that reflect heat and read as belonging to a sand and sea context. Navy for the more composed pool terrace and the late afternoon. Earth tones for the naturalistic resort settings.

Third: a fabric that does not shed synthetic fibres into the ocean or pool the resort is built around. PP natural plant-fibre swim shorts meet this standard — the material is natural, the colourways are considered, and the cut is designed for the full resort day from water to terrace.

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