I grew up in them, these strange and unusual warm-weather shorts. Birdwell Beach Britches and a tee shirt were my teen-age uniform on those easy weekends there on the South Carolina coast. The original board shorts: since 1961. Grown under the California sun, and made for all who would even think about wanting to hit the waves. The smiling 'Birdie' logo, the drawstring fly, the shower curtain nylon material, the way they fade and fray and grow to the body they are on. There's nothing like a pair of Birdwell Beach Britches, or two, or three. Just as there's nothing like a good wave, an easy summer day, and the memory of youth.
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An easy summer day, and the memory of youth
Birdwell Beach Britches
06 January 2005
I grew up in them, these strange and unusual warm-weather shorts. Birdwell Beach Britches and a tee shirt were my teen-age uniform on those easy weekends there on the South Carolina coast. The original board shorts: since 1961. Grown under the California sun, and made for all who would even think about wanting to hit the waves. The smiling 'Birdie' logo, the drawstring fly, the shower curtain nylon material, the way they fade and fray and grow to the body they are on. There's nothing like a pair of Birdwell Beach Britches, or two, or three. Just as there's nothing like a good wave, an easy summer day, and the memory of youth.