Watchmelol - Is this the type you are looking for?

My grandson is 8 and wears Cat & Jack swim trunks which fit much better than board shorts, etc. Cat & Jack at Target.

Summer, yes, like those. Short trunks with about a 2" inseam. The others, including the Cat and Jacks have a longer inseam. The only short classic trunks I have been able to find in his size are by Kanu Surf but they have the rough liner. It may not bother him or we could just cut it out I suppose. I also would prefer not to have spend a whole lot for an almost 3 year old who grows like a weed. He's 42" tall and 41 pounds already. Longer in the body at this point.

I thought boys would be easier. I finally found grand daughter some tankinis with boy cut bottoms instead of tiny bikinis. That was a chore too. Don't want a 5 year old who is the size of some 8 year olds looking like she's a Baywatch babe. LOL

Watchmelol - Those are from the Marks and Spencer website. They seem very reasonably priced. I really liked the quality of their clothes when we had stores here.

http://www.marksandspencerlondon.com/us/l/kids-boys/swimwear/#page:1

I will take a look. Thanks.

I second the recommendation for Lands End which fit well, cute, and wear well and Cat and Jack at Target. The Cat and Jack line of clothing for kids is well priced, cute, and available in the stores.

I looked at Target's Cat and Jack when I was in the store. Just looked at Land's End online and they are also board short length.

Maybe I am not being clear. An inseam on a men's swim trunk would be 5 or 6 inches which would hit mid thigh. The inseams on even the shorter toddler's/little boys swimwear today are three to four inches or even longer. That makes them almost as long as a grown man's trunks. Anything longer than 2 inches would be too long to be considered classic trunk length which I am seeking in a regular fabric, not knit or stretch.

This is what I want. Inseam is 1.5 inches on his size 4T he wore last year. These were fine with diapers but get mixed reviews as having rough mesh lining.

Cat and Jack example. Way longer inseam. Not conducive to proper swimming with the extra fabric around the knees for a new swimmer who's not yet 3.

That does seem to be a problem, watchme! Sometimes it seems clothes manufacturers are just not thinking well, going only with trends for teens for all. I just looked at ll bean's and Penny's and I see nothing that will work. How frustrating! Maybe you can try ebay and hope they have something new with tags that might work?

Maybe scissors and thread to the rescue: Shorten the legs.

Watchme, looks like H&M includes some short inseam trunks for little boys....

How about these - cute!

Look at Mini Boden, they have a good selection for $20

haha, for $130 you can get these from Armani at Nordstrom:

I'll take a dozen! Grandsons like the long legged trunks and have no problems with them. The main problem we had is finding waists that can be adjusted to their skinny measurements so that they don't float off when they jump or dive into the water.

Have you checked a specialty swimwear shop? Likely a bit pricier than Target, etc. but they are sure to have a range of trunks for recreational and competitive swimmers.

You might try Walmart. They are usually behind the fashion trends and they might still have the shorter swim trunks.

Thanks for all the suggestions. So far it looks needle and thread or try the Amazon ones and see if we luck out.

I simply cannot see paying over 20.00 for trunks for a little one who will be be going through several pairs. We buy DGD's at Walmart and Costco. She goes through at least 4 or 5 suits a season. The kids wear swimwear a lot during the summer and they are tough little active kids. Water parks, slides, pools,the beach, backyard water play, crawling about and sitting on concrete etc. plus swim lessons. The longer ones I can pick up at Target, Walmart etc. will do fine for beach and water park.

Try Vineyard Vines. Pricey but worth the money. They have survived daily use in pools with chemicals and saltwater a DD usually got two summers out of them.

You can always buy him boxer briefs and sew the fly closed. :)

If you buy them too short, he might look kinda different from the other kids. ;-)