Boys + Arrows: The Cult California Swimwear Brand That Never Followed Rules
There's a certain kind of swimwear brand that exists because one person looked at everything on the market and decided none of it was right. Boys + Arrows was that brand. Southern California-born, irreverent by design, and beloved by women who wanted something that felt handmade, adventurous, and nothing like what everyone else was wearing.
We carry a carefully curated selection of Boys + Arrows NWT pieces — and what makes them worth talking about right now is exactly what makes them hard to find: the brand has been quiet since around 2022, meaning what's out there is what's out there.
How Boys + Arrows Started
Meagan Scott founded Boys + Arrows in March 2011, inspired by a trip to Brazil and a belief that swimwear should match the energy of a life spent outdoors. She was based in Ventura and Oxnard — not Los Angeles, not the fashion district — and that geographic distance from the industry felt intentional. The brand launched with modest expectations: 300 units. It sold 1,600 in its first year.
The name was as unconventional as the product. The pieces had names like Rita, Peggy, Finn — irreverent, human, the opposite of the generic naming conventions you'd find in a department store swimwear rack. Prints were hand-drawn. Production ran in small California batches, with two Los Angeles factories. Everything was made with an "appetite for adventure and a passion for life" baked into the DNA.
Made in Southern California
Boys + Arrows was proudly made in Southern California — a meaningful distinction in an industry that had largely offshored production by the time the brand launched. Two LA factories, small-batch production, and a design sensibility rooted in California's outdoor culture rather than runway trends. The tribal prints, Southwest-inspired graphics, and fringe details weren't mood board choices — they were authentic expressions of where Meagan and her customers actually lived and traveled.
That domestic production commitment made Boys + Arrows more expensive to produce and more difficult to scale. It also made every piece feel like it came from somewhere real.
The Pieces: Rita, Peggy, and the Rest
The Raised Wrong Rita Bottom became a cult favorite — a hip-hugging, cheeky-cut bottom with a vintage California feel and the kind of fit that Instagram feeds were built around in the mid-2010s. The Leggy Peggy was the brand's answer to the high-cut movement: elongating, bold, and unapologetically confident.
The Joey Juvy bottom sat between them — a more modest cut for buyers who wanted the Boys + Arrows print work and quality without the extreme coverage reduction. Each style had character. Each print felt considered rather than mass-produced. That's what made owning a Boys + Arrows piece feel different from owning something from a big retailer.
Where the Brand Stands Now
Boys + Arrows has been largely dormant since approximately 2022. The original website domain no longer connects to the brand. The Instagram account, still active at @boysandarrows with over 100K followers, hasn't posted new content. By every available signal, production has ceased — which means the NWT pieces that exist are genuinely rare.
This isn't a brand that went quietly and without impact. It went after building a real following, producing genuinely well-made swimwear, and influencing the California aesthetic that dozens of brands tried to replicate over the decade that followed.
Why PerfectKini Carries Boys + Arrows
We carry Boys + Arrows because the brand represents the kind of quality and design we built PerfectKini around — pieces worth owning, worth seeking out, and worth paying a fair price for.
Every Boys + Arrows piece in our collection is 100% authentic and new with original tags. Many of the styles, colorways, and prints we carry are limited runs, sold-out seasons, or discontinued pieces — the kind of finds that disappear from the market and don't come back. If you've been searching for a specific style or color, this is likely your best opportunity to get it.
We price our pieces fairly and in line with market value — because our customers know what these pieces are worth, and we respect that. What you get from PerfectKini beyond the piece itself: same-business-day shipping on most orders placed by 2 PM PST, expert curation across 120+ luxury brands, and a team that genuinely knows the inventory. We're not a warehouse. We know what we have and why it matters.
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