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Green Day headlining Coachella , Timothée Chalamet wearing True Religion jeans , a looming recession… The Oughts are so back. And boardshort brands are following (bathing)suit. This summer, I’ve been seeing Y2K-inspired long boardshorts popping back up everywhere.

“The Y2K era represents perhaps one of the most dramatic periods of change for [surfing]. Style — both in and out of the water — was completely rescripted. Styles were unapologetic: attitude-first, graphically aggressive, and expressively long,” says Josh February, Global GM at Quiksilver , one of the brands nailing Oughts style this summer. “Quiksilver’s current roster of perfor

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