Originally designed for wear in the ocean, performance shorts from Vollebak are said to stretch “like a rubber band” and to be suitable to activities ranging from kite surfing to trekking through the jungle.

The material used was originally designed for compression gear and uses 34% elastane. According to the company, a metre of the fabric can be stretched 1.5 metres in any direction and will still return to its normal shape.

“Every inch of fabric has been knitted by 40 needles, so unlike normal knitted fabrics it’s incredibly dense,” said Vollebak. “This means that on abrasion tests, which show you how fast you could destroy something on coral reefs, rocks or a dirt track, it scores 5 out of 5 for toughness.”

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