# Sexy underwear for men? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 10, 2011, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938 "2011-02-10T20:23:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/21 "2011-02-11T04:32:30Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > So…I’m the only one who thinks boxer briefs looks silly, then? I thought they were cool the first time I wore them, but then you realize air doesn’t circulate and then you get sweaty balls and then when you open the band to pee, you get a whiff of the fermented stuff. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/22 "2011-02-11T04:35:01Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > What’s wrong with Old Spice? > > I’ve gotten many compliments on how good I smell wearing Old Spice. I switch it up between a few of the “Red Zone” line of scents. > > Maybe you mean he wears the original Old Spice? Like, in that old off-white conical bottle? Yeah, I remember my dad wearing that and it’s pretty caustic… > > Actually, IMO actual cologne is generally too powerful…99% of the time I just use a matching scent body wash and deodorant. Sometimes, like if I’m going out or whatnot, I’ll use a matching scene body spray, but just a bot, not the whole “spray half the bottle on yourself” thing some guys tend to do. Well, yes, it _is_ classic Old Spice. But really, even that, there’s nothing _wrong_ with it. It’s just that I love a lot of different colognes for men, and I wish he’d wear some, at least sometime. I got him some samples once, at a cosmetic counter, because he said if he had a few to try, he might find one he liked, and buy it. But he has this. . .quirk, I guess you’d say (and by ‘quirk’, I mean 'trait that makes me absolutely bonkers 😉 ), where he totally over thinks every. single. thing. So I got him some samples, maybe six of them in all; so, at least 18 uses of cologne altogether, right? We’d be about to snuggle up into bed, and I’d say “Hey, why don’t you try some of that new cologne?” and he’d say “Nah, I want to save it for when we’re going to go out”; so we’d be getting ready to go out, and I’d say “Hey, why don’t you try some of that new cologne?” and he’d say “No, I really think I want to try it at work”; and he’d be getting ready to go to work, and I’d say “Hey, why don’t you try some of that new cologne?” and he’d say “No way! I’m getting ready for _work_, I won’t even be around you! We got the cologne because _you_ like it!” :smack: Now, this may all sound terribly passive-aggressive, but believe me, I know my husband well enough to know that what _really, really happened_ is he didn’t wear the cologne because he couldn’t figure out the ‘perfect’ time to wear it. Even the Old Spice, he’s had the same bottle since before we got married (22 years ago!) ---
**Author:** ![anu-la1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/23 "2011-02-11T04:42:21Z")
Sexy underwear for men is high-end boxer briefs. The better shape you’re in, the better it looks. The last time I was in a relationship we were both gym bunnies together and he looked adorable in his underwear. I couldn’t resist smacking his ass whenever he was getting dressed. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/24 "2011-02-11T05:00:20Z")
> [@norinew](#): > > Even the Old Spice, he’s had the same bottle since before we got married (22 years ago!) I was going to suggest that you explain to him that fragrances change and weaken over time, and that a 20-plus year old bottle of Old Spice likely doesn’t smell right (if it smells like anything) anymore…but based on what you just described, it might cause him to choose to never wear any cologne ever again or something. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/25 "2011-02-11T05:06:04Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > It’s in the eye of the beholder. I had a GF who thought boxers were just for old men and would buy me those tight Euro-style banana hammocks. [Heh heh heh](http://www.basketcasecomix.com/?p=1564) ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/26 "2011-02-11T05:10:56Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > I was going to suggest that you explain to him that fragrances change and weaken over time, and that a 20-plus year old bottle of Old Spice likely doesn’t smell right (if it smells like anything) anymore…but based on what you just described, it might cause him to choose to never wear any cologne ever again or something. 😛 Well, he’d probably decide to get a _new_ bottle of Old Spice, but first, he’d spend two years deciding whether to get the original or one of the incarnations they’ve come up with in recent years; then another two years figuring out if one store has it for 79C cheaper. . . I truly, truly love my husband. He does make me nuts sometimes! ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/27 "2011-02-11T05:48:09Z")
> [@Maastricht](#): > > [Boxer briefs.](http://www.brainfartsonline.com/images/boxer_briefs1%20copy.jpg) Oh yeah. Black boxer briefs and maybe a necklace. And that’s it. I’ll be in my bunk. ---
**Author:** ![kevlaw](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kevlaw/32/2281_2.png) [@kevlaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevlaw)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/28 "2011-02-11T06:59:53Z")
> [@norinew](#): > > Well, he’d probably decide to get a _new_ bottle of Old Spice, but first, he’d spend two years deciding whether to get the original or one of the incarnations they’ve come up with in recent years; ! They don’t make it easy, I tell you. If you want to buy a bottle of old spice that smells like your dad used to smell ( hey! Doesn’t everyone?) don’t get _original_. That smells like a bunch of flowers. Don’t get _classic_ either. That smells like a different bunch of flowers. If you want to smell like an old man who’s had too many gin and tonics, you have to look for _classic original_. I’m not making this stuff up. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/29 "2011-02-11T07:30:56Z")
Google something like ‘sexy underwear for men’ and you will get plenty of websites with a large selection of stuff to pick from, like Undergear or AussieBum, etc. I think the best middle ground of comfort and flattering is as others have said, black boxer briefs. I think the most comfortable is silk boxers, which can also look sexy if they drape the right way. Fleece is really sexy feeling, but not sexy looking. You could get a thong for that swimmers look, or a jock for that athlete look. Or various costumey or very form fitting things for the male stripper look. Or some in leather or vinyl for a kinky appeal. Again, black boxer briefs is the best middle ground, but if you want to min/max it, best to decide your priority - the feel, the look, a theme, flatteringness, etc. And if your goal is to be sexy to your partner, best to ask them what they like. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/30 "2011-02-11T09:32:49Z")
> [@kevlaw](#): > > They don’t make it easy, I tell you. If you want to buy a bottle of old spice that smells like your dad used to smell ( hey! Doesn’t everyone?) don’t get _original_. That smells like a bunch of flowers. > > Don’t get _classic_ either. That smells like a different bunch of flowers. > > If you want to smell like an old man who’s had too many gin and tonics, you have to look for _classic original_. > > I’m not making this stuff up. As if he’d be caught dead drinking gin and tonic! He’s strictly a Scotch or bourbon man! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/31 "2011-02-11T12:34:06Z")
I’m cheap: tighty-any-colored, boxers, boxer briefs… so long as they’re the proper size, un-holey and cover everything that needs to be covered (no thongs. Please) ---
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/32 "2011-02-11T12:41:32Z")
> [@Superhal](#): > > I want to be more sexy when hanging out in my underwear around the house. > > What does sexy underwear for men mean? I suspect it’s probably the exact opposite of what men would pick for women: showing a lot of skin, leaving nothing to the imagination, etc. I would imagine something sequined with lots of glitter and rhinestones. No, the glitter and rhinestones have to be applied on the genitals proper. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/33 "2011-02-11T12:42:37Z")
> [@norinew](#): > > I got him some samples once, at a cosmetic counter, because he said if he had a few to try, he might find one he liked, and buy it. But he has this. . .quirk, I guess you’d say (and by ‘quirk’, I mean 'trait that makes me absolutely bonkers 😉 ), where he totally over thinks every. single. thing. So I got him some samples, maybe six of them in all; so, at least 18 uses of cologne altogether, right? We’d be about to snuggle up into bed, and I’d say “Hey, why don’t you try some of that new cologne?” and he’d say “Nah, I want to save it for when we’re going to go out”; so we’d be getting ready to go out, and I’d say “Hey, why don’t you try some of that new cologne?” and he’d say “No, I really think I want to try it at work”; and he’d be getting ready to go to work, and I’d say “Hey, why don’t you try some of that new cologne?” and he’d say “No way! I’m getting ready for _work_, I won’t even be around you! We got the cologne because _you_ like it!” :smack: > Now, this may all sound terribly passive-aggressive, but believe me, I know my husband well enough to know that what _really, really happened_ is he didn’t wear the cologne because he couldn’t figure out the ‘perfect’ time to wear it. I think you’re married to my husband. I have the exact same problem - I like some men’s cologne and would be happy if he wore some, but he doesn’t know which ones he likes and yet never seems to bother trying any samples I bring him. I’ve given up. He smells like Dove soap and Old Spice deodorant (but not the “classic original old man” kind), which is definitely still much better than some other guys I’ve smelled. As for sexy man-undies, as long as it’s not a banana-hammock, we’re good. Wearing a man-thong is the best way to get me pointing and snickering at your junk. ---
**Author:** ![Khaki\_Campbell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Khaki\_Campbell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khaki_Campbell)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/34 "2011-02-11T13:06:32Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > Well I’ve always had a thing for a man in a jockstrap, but it sounds like the OP want’s to impress a straight woman more than he dose a gay man. :o You got that right, we Ebil Fayscist Straight Men don’t give a shit about gay men, all that interests us is straight women. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/35 "2011-02-11T13:52:11Z")
> [@Superhal](#): > > I thought they were cool the first time I wore them, but then you realize air doesn’t circulate and then you get sweaty balls and then when you open the band to pee, you get a whiff of the fermented stuff. Oh boo hoo. Want to talk about what fancy women’s underwear does? ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2011, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/36 "2011-02-11T13:56:21Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > I think you’re married to my husband. (Snipped) Well, I _doubt_ it. Even if he _meant_ to cheat on me, he wouldn’t get around to it! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/37 "2011-02-12T00:49:59Z")
I remember when Deney “Dance Fever” Terrio sued Merv Griffin for sexual harrassment. He said, that Merv would come over to him dressed only in a tight thong bikini brief, and he would make sexual suggestions while gyrating his obese body. He said that Merv’s mounds of heaping flesh would cascade over the underwear and it looked like he was naked LOL 😃 And now that that image is stuck in your heads…Back to the thread ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/38 "2011-02-12T01:25:12Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > Wearing a man-thong is the best way to get me pointing and snickering at your junk. Imho, I think the underwear themselves have to be attractive for men. For women, it’s what’s under the underwear we care about. New idea: matching briefs with shirt? Perhaps with some cool branding on it? Glittery? ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/39 "2011-02-12T01:34:19Z")
Missed window: does Victoria’s Secret have men’s clothes? ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/40 "2011-02-12T02:36:42Z")
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