Mens Embroidered Swim Shorts

Sandbar's embroidered men's swim shorts are the premium tier of our range. Each design is stitched into the fabric rather than printed onto it, which gives the motif depth, texture, and a quality that printed alternatives simply cannot reach. The result is swim shorts that read as obviously premium when worn, hold their quality across several seasons, and stand out in a category dominated by digital prints.

Why embroidered swim is rare

Embroidered swimwear exists in a category of its own for a reason. The process is slower, the cost is higher, and the precision required is beyond what most swim factories can deliver. Every Sandbar design is digitised in-house, then executed at factory level by industrial embroidery machines calibrated specifically for marine-grade thread and woven swim fabric. The result is a stitch quality that holds shape and colour through repeated chlorine and salt exposure, season after season.

The trade-off is worth making. A printed short looks fine on day one and starts thinning out by the second summer. A Sandbar embroidered short still reads as premium three years in, because the design is structurally part of the fabric, not a layer applied to its surface.

The Sandbar embroidered range

The collection covers four hero designs across our most-requested print library:

• Embroidered Red Lobster: the bestseller. Embroidered lobsters on deep navy. The most recognised short in the Sandbar range, and the one most fathers start with. Shop the Red Lobster.
• Embroidered Turtle: a refined tonal design with turtle motifs stitched across a sea-blue ground. Sits well in resort contexts where the louder prints feel like too much.
• Embroidered Manta: manta ray motifs on rich ocean blue. Particularly popular in the Maldives distribution channel for resort holiday wardrobes.
• Embroidered Flamingo: the playful end of the range. Pink flamingos on white. Works as well in the South of France as it does on a six-year-old in matching boys' sizes.

The fabric and construction

The embroidery is the headline, but the rest of the short has to keep up. Sandbar uses REPREVE recycled polyester woven, not knit. That distinction matters. Woven fabric is structured and non-stretch, which holds the embroidery flat instead of distorting it when the short is pulled on, and gives the cut a tailored drape rather than the casual slouch of stretch knits. It is the same construction approach the most respected premium swim brands have always used, for the same reason.

The fabric is REPREVE-certified with FibrePrint traceability, so the recycled content of each short is independently verified at item level. Construction details that matter across several seasons of real summer use:

• REPREVE recycled polyester woven, structured for a tailored drape
• UPF50 sun protection built into the fabric itself, blocking 98% of UV rays
• Chlorine-resistant and salt-resistant fabric that holds colour and shape through repeated use
• Reinforced seams at high-wear points
• Secure drawcord with metal-tipped ends that don't fray
• Ultra-soft mesh inner lining built for all-day wear
• Quick-drying fabric so the short isn't sitting damp on skin between dips

Most customers report three to four seasons of regular wear before the short is retired. That is what premium swimwear should do.

Available across the family

Every embroidered design in the men's range is also available in matching boys' sizes from 1-2 years through 11-12, for father-son coordination from the start. This is the angle that separates Sandbar from most embroidered swim brands, which stop at men's. Buy a single pair today, add the matching boys' second pair tomorrow, or coordinate the whole family. Browse father and son matching.

Built sustainably, measured at item level

Every Sandbar piece is made from recycled plastic bottles and funds the removal of one kilogram of ocean-bound plastic through our Seven Clean Seas partnership. The commitment is tracked at item level through REPREVE FibrePrint, so the recycled content of each short is independently verified. Read more about how Sandbar is built sustainably.