Louis Vuitton Damier Nylon Swim Trunks Teal

These are the Louis Vuitton Damier Nylon Swim Shorts in teal, a quick-drying technical swim short with the Damier check embossed across the whole body. They're for someone who wants the house pattern on a piece they'll actually get wet, rather than keeping LV to bags and outerwear.

The fabric is a lightweight technical weave built to dry fast, and the Damier is embossed into it rather than printed on top, with Marque L.Vuitton Déposée signatures worked into the pattern. The rest is standard swim short construction: regular fit, elasticated waist, two side pockets, made in Italy. It's pool and beach wear first, but the embossed treatment is quiet enough that it reads as an ordinary short on a boat or at a hotel bar.

Most logo swimwear goes loud with a printed repeat; this does the opposite, putting the pattern into the texture of the fabric so it only shows up close. Teal also sits off the core run — Louis Vuitton lists this short in black and dark grey, so the colored versions turn up less often. Available in XX-Large, one unit.