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Description
A pair of aqua coloured, mens' swimming shorts from Kiniki, made from a patented tan-through fabric called Transol. The advanced micro-mesh material contains thousands of tiny diamond and square shaped openings that allow 80% of the sun's ultra-violet rays to pass through for an all over tan. The polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) material is designed using computer-aided design (CAD) and then knitted, by Kiniki in-house, in the UK. The holes make the fabric slightly transparent so the company design special camouflaging prints to confuse the eye in protecting the wearer's modesty. As the holes reduce the overall volume of fabric, the swimwear dries very quickly, is breathable and extremely light in weight as well as being crease resistant. The shorts are medium in size, secured around the waist by a tiecord with a double layer of the open mesh at the crotch area.
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Inscriptions
printed label: "Kiniki. M. Fabric Transol. Made in England. Machine wash at 40c or less. Do not use bleach. Do not iron. Do not dry clean. Do not tumble dry. www.kiniki.com" (inside)
Object number
AIBDC : 008503