Dolphin shorts
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Dolphin shorts are an athletic style of shorts
. They are notable for a visible binding of an often contrasting color, often white. The main body of the shorts are often one bright block color, but there is much color variation.
The name may refer to the Dolfin swimwear company, which helped to popularize the style, or to a side-on viewing of the binding of each leg's lower hem, resembling the shape of a dolphin
tail. Like gym shorts, they often feature a cord to be tied around the waist at the front. Dolfin extended their product line into running wear from their mainstay product, nylon swimsuits for competitive swimmers.
These were a popular trend in the 1980s fashion, and have been brought back many years later, especially in 2006/2007, particularly in the fitness and gym scene. They are also popularized by Richard Simmons
.
Shorts
Shorts are a bifurcated garment worn by both men and women over their pelvic area, circling the waist, and covering the upper part of the legs, sometimes extending down to or even below the knee, but not covering the entire length of the leg. They are called "shorts" because they are a shortened...
. They are notable for a visible binding of an often contrasting color, often white. The main body of the shorts are often one bright block color, but there is much color variation.
The name may refer to the Dolfin swimwear company, which helped to popularize the style, or to a side-on viewing of the binding of each leg's lower hem, resembling the shape of a dolphin
Dolphin
Dolphins are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. There are almost forty species of dolphin in 17 genera. They vary in size from and , up to and . They are found worldwide, mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves, and are carnivores, mostly eating...
tail. Like gym shorts, they often feature a cord to be tied around the waist at the front. Dolfin extended their product line into running wear from their mainstay product, nylon swimsuits for competitive swimmers.
These were a popular trend in the 1980s fashion, and have been brought back many years later, especially in 2006/2007, particularly in the fitness and gym scene. They are also popularized by Richard Simmons
Richard Simmons
Milton Teagle Simmons , known professionally as Richard Simmons, is an American fitness personality who promotes weight-loss programs, most famously through his Sweatin' to the Oldies line of aerobics videos and DVDs and is known for his eccentric, outgoing and frequently flamboyant personality...
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