Choosing Between Mens Underwear
When it comes to underwear, men can choose between the brief, boxer short and boxer brief. Which style is the most popular? Most fashionable? Most comfortable? Best for Sports? Best for Health?
Underwear for men can be cool, a real fashion item. The latest Emporio Armani advertising campaign featuring the iconic David Beckham is evidence of this. Too often though men do not pay enough attention to the underwear they wear. In this article I will compare the different styles; the brief, the boxer short and the boxer brief (or trunk) on the basis of fashion, comfort and health.
The brief, more commonly known as the Y-Front, is a type of tight and short Y-shaped underwear with elastic around the legs. Boxer shorts (also known as loose boxers or as simply boxers), are longer in the leg and are made from non stretch fabric that hangs loosely over the body. The term has been in use since 1944, named after the shorts worn by boxers for whom easy leg movement was vital. The boxer brief, or the trunk, is the newest of mens underwear, although similar to the bottom half of the two-part union suits or thermals worn in the 1910s. The boxer brief uses tight fitting fabric like a brief but is longer in the leg like a boxer short.
In terms of popularity, the balance has shifted over time, but in the millennium it is the boxer brief that wins hands-down. If you look at the major designer underwear brands such as Calvin Klein, Emporio Armani and D&G they have a very limited range of boxer shorts compared to trunks and briefs, and it is the trunk that outsells the brief.
Mens Underwear is a fashion item, and as such can look cool and flatter the physique. The brief has long been associated with the negative term Y fronts, and is thus perceived as being unfashionable. The brief works very well on an athletic or muscled physique, but is not flattering for the rest of us. The boxer short is made from loose fabric, and therefore does not show off the physique and in my opinion is the least fashionable of mens underwear.
David Cole is a trained designer, and has worked in the mens fashion industry for 4 years since graduating. He has a particular interest in mens accessories, and runs a website called Herbert Jones Mens Accessories that offers mens underwear, cufflinks, belts, bags and more from the top designer brands.
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