Underwears play a huge part in dressing. As the name suggests, underwears are worn underneath but have effects on the entire appearance of a person. Have you noticed that when you wear clean and new underwear this affects your mood and demeanour? Try wearing tattered and dirty underwear and see how it tells on your confidence levels. These are the 7 best men’s types of underwear you should know about:
1. Boxer briefs
Boxer briefs are characterised by a stretch fabric that contours to your thighs and waist. They won’t bunch up like less fitted men’s underwear types, making them more suitable (and comfortable) under tighter pants and shorts.
2. Briefs
Briefs remain a wildly popular type of men’s underwear. They provide the same level of support that you would find with boxer briefs but use about half the material. This type of underwear provides no coverage over the legs.
3. Trunks
Trunks are the jack-of-all-trades of men’s underwear types. Their stretch fabric is fitted like briefs and boxer briefs and they still offer your bits and pieces ample support.
4. Boxers
Of all the men’s underwear types, boxer shorts are far and away the most ubiquitous. The name, as you might expect, comes from its resemblance to the shorts that boxers wear. More traditional boxer shorts aren’t loose per se, but provide ample room from waist to thigh.
5. Performance boxers
Do not confuse traditional boxer shorts or boxer briefs with performance boxers which are constructed with an active lifestyle in mind. The most effective pairs provide breathability and prioritize support where it is needed most.
6. Long underwear
Covering the entire area from your waist to your ankles, long underwear is all about comfort. And if that’s all you’re looking for, you don’t need to overthink the pair you choose. Just make sure they’re comfortable and fit well.
7. Jockstrap
When it comes to aesthetics, the jockstrap has taken one for the team for all of us. It’s a goofy-looking thing consisting of nothing but a roomy pouch up front and two straps across the back. But it is a crucial one if you are into contact sports or any activity where you are at risk of an object being hurled toward your wedding tackle at a high velocity.