Question about Orlebar Brown Thunderball swim shorts
kadd
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A question to anyone who owns the OB Thunderball swim shorts. As they don’t have side adjusters (or elastic) did you get your normal size or size down?
I find the side adjusters on other OB swim shorts really help when swimming and the shorts are wet and they start to sag….
Comments
My regular size in these is too large, but sizing down may not work for everyone based on seat size. I got an elastic belt to wear that matches the waistband, so I made mine look more like the original.
I have these also. They’re very precise in sizing and arent too forgiving at all. I dont think there’s any elastic in the waistband, not even a little. So i would measure your exact waist and maybe err on the larger size to be safe. Wouldn’t necessarily size up just because, but if you’re in between then go to the higher size. When I first got these back during the original release, I got what I thought was my size. I was sadly mistaken (American vanity sizing got the best of me). These do not look good snug whatsoever, and knew instantly. Got the correct size and then even lost a little weight and they still work. Better to be just a smidge loose if between sizes, than squeeze into this model specifically. Hope that helps!
Thanks Matt and Cg23. Very helpful!