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High elastane lets Vollebak shorts “stretch like a rubber band”

08/06/2020

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.

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