Our Story

100% Cali Made. Since forever.

Born on the beach in Southern California in 1998, initial distribution of the Xelos + Xelosette brands was through a network of independent surf + resort specialty shops throughout the US, Caribbean and
Europe. In 2005 we launched Board Shorts World, an online store to offer products for shipping worldwide from our own warehouses.

We've been privileged to ship our board shorts to some famous customers like Larry Page (Google co-founder), Tony Robbins (best-selling author and life coach), Sandra Bullock and others. And we've also had the privilege of supplying bulk board shorts to some big-name companies like Nickelodeon ("pool party" costumes for The Fresh Beat Band), Discovery Channel (Shark Week), Sea WorldSix FlagsUniversal
Studios
, and the Georgia Aquarium (Dolphin Show animal trainer uniforms) and the list goes on. With over 20 years of experience in apparel manufacturing, we're comfortable with orders small and large. So whether you just need a couple boardies for yourself - or a couple thousand for a company event, we'll satisfy your needs stress-free and each pair will be hand made with a bunch of pride.

We welcome you to our family. Special thanks for supporting USA manufacturing and we appreciate your visit to Board Shorts World.

See you out on the water!

Steve and Julie 

Huntington Beach, California >> Tampa, Florida

Hanging out with "Foxy" Callwood at the World Famous "Foxy's" on Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands.

Foxy's Tamarind Bar is often recognized as the birthplace of the BVI's popular yachting tourism industry. Quick with a song, joke or story, Foxy has been welcoming visitors to 'his island' for 5 decades . . .