SHOPPING: Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka - Custom Board Shorts

Hikkaduwa is small surf town on the south east coast of Sri Lanka.   Any other Australian-native will confirm that a love for surf culture is part of our genetic makeup.  This idyllic beach was the perfect way to start 2011.  Beautiful sunsets, warm waters, beach bars and consistent surf breaks.

First shopping stop: Dunstan Design

Dunstan Design has been in business since 1983.  This tiny store has a row of men on one side sitting behind sewing machine's ready to create your custom board short.  Choose from a wall of different colors, styles, trim, thread and patterns.  I've always thought the marketplace was missing swimwear for men that falls somewhere in between a surfer's pair of board shorts and a pair of Vilebrequins so it was my perfect opportunity to create them- something for the surfer, but with a little bit of French flair - think endless glasses of Rose at sunset after a long day on the water.

I chose knee-length light pink shorts with a navy waist band and matching thread for my husband and a shorter version in hot pink with chocolate brown trim for myself  

A perfect combination between Buzios and Bondi...