There are three main qualities to look for in a boardshort: (1) durability (2) a high comfiness level (3) mad style. If your boardshorts meet this criteria, then you know that you have a solid product on your hand. The Quiksilver Swell Boardshorts not only meet this criteria, but (thanks to features of 4-way stretch Diamond Dobby fabric) blow it out of the water, rendering all previous boardshorts inferior. True Story.