I love it when a story idea suddenly comes to me while I'm working on another article. This time around, I was finishing my story about Blue Crush bikini trends that are still relevant in 2020—yes, that's really part of my job—and I wanted to include swimsuits similar to Kate Bosworth's boy shorts in the movie. That's when I discovered that there was barely one pair to be found on all of my favorite retailers, signaling that boy-short bikinis have truly fallen off the radar. (That said, the silhouette is still relevant for underwear.)
Because I wouldn't leave you hanging without photographic evidence, I culled some other famous celebrity boy shorts from the early 2000s. Eva Mendes wore them in a movie. Naomi Campbell wore them on the runway. And of course, Bosworth pretended to surf in them for Blue Crush. Nowadays, the less-popular style has been replaced by more current swim trends, including high-waisted suits. Scroll down to revisit boy-short swimsuits, and then shop my three favorite current bikini trends.
The Best Celeb Boy Shorts From the 2000s
Eva Mendes in Stuck on You, 2003
Kate Bosworth in Blue Crush, 2002
Naomi Campbell on the Runway, 2003
Ashley Scott in Into the Blue, 2005
Shop the 3 Most Popular Bikini Trends of 2020
1. String Bikinis
Shop the matching Mindy Bottoms ($40).
2. High-Waisted Bikinis
Shop the matching Sienna High Waist Bottoms ($99).
Shop the matching Brazilian Bikini Bottoms ($18).
3. Bandeau Bikinis
Shop the matching Bikini Bottoms ($13).
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