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Birdwell is an American surf clothing company headquartered in California, maker of Birdwell Beach Britches. Founded by Carrie Birdwell Mann in 1961, the company manufactures and sells customised heavy-duty swimsuits in four basic models and fabrics including Surfnyl, Tectyl, heavy nylon, sailcloth and canvas, in more than 40 colours. Its motto is: We don't build 1000 things. We build one thing 1000 ways.
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The swimsuits themselves, which resemble board shorts, are paneled swimsuits, with waistbands resembling boxing trunks, always double-stitched, always with two layers of fabric. These shorts are known and favoured among surfers, lifeguards, and paddleboarders, due to their quick-drying design and extreme durability; with an estimated 10 years for average use, and 2-5 for more strenuous use.
On all of the trunks, there is a 2 square inch (50 mm) logo, of a stylized anthropomorphic surfboard, wearing, of course, Birdwell Beach Britches, nicknamed "Birdie".
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Birdwell is the opposite of a full-range clothing company: one product, refined for decades. Beach Britches are paneled swim trunks built like workwear — two layers of fabric throughout, double stitching at the seams, a substantial waistband — in heavy fabrics such as Surfnyl, sailcloth and canvas that dry quickly and resist the abrasion of surfboards, sand and salt water. Where fashion swimwear is replaced every season or two, a ten-year expected life changes the purchase entirely: the trunks are equipment, bought the way a surfer buys a board.
The customisation model supports that position. Four basic models, a choice of fabrics, more than 40 colours and further options multiply into a near-endless set of combinations — the company's one thing built 1000 ways — so the customer orders a personal specification rather than choosing from a rack, and the company manufactures against orders instead of forecasting fashion. Lifeguards and paddleboarders, who wear trunks as a uniform in punishing conditions, became core customers alongside surfers, and the little Birdie logo — a surfboard character wearing the product — marks a garment its owners often keep for a decade.
Birdwell Beach Britches are customised heavy-duty swim trunks that resemble board shorts, with waistbands resembling boxing trunks. They are always double-stitched and always made with two layers of fabric, and are favoured by surfers, lifeguards and paddleboarders for their quick-drying design and durability.
Birdwell was founded by Carrie Birdwell Mann in 1961. The company is headquartered in California and sells its swimsuits internationally.
Birdwell trunks carry an estimated life of 10 years for average use, and 2 to 5 years for more strenuous use. The trunks carry a two square inch logo of a stylised surfboard character wearing Beach Britches, nicknamed Birdie.