# 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:** 17\ **Page:** 3
**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, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/41 "2011-02-12T02:45:20Z")
> [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](#): > > Hmm, nobody’s mentioned Underoos… I’m thinking comedy underwear might be sexy, but they always have that iron-on, faded look. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/42 "2011-02-12T03:58:58Z")
Boxers…or commando. No underwear is sexier on a man than cotton or flannel boxers, especially in plaids. Yeah, I’m one of those weird women. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/43 "2011-02-12T05:20:32Z")
Underwear that is not 10 years old and full of holes is sufficient. When I used to fold and put away the laundry I’d put a pair of Mr. Sali’s tighty-whities on my head and crack him up - “I wear these during the day when I’m thinking of you, dear!” 😛 :rolleyes: And no one’s mentioned the International Male catalog? Thongs and banana hammocks that are designed to make your eyeballs pop out of your head? (my favorite was a tiny black thong that had a neon yellow stripe down the front of it; that one made a real fashion statement, namely, ‘hey, look at this!’) ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/44 "2011-02-12T07:10:37Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > And no one’s mentioned the International Male catalog? Thongs and banana hammocks that are designed to make your eyeballs pop out of your head? (my favorite was a tiny black thong that had a neon yellow stripe down the front of it; that one made a real fashion statement, namely, ‘hey, look at this!’) If you need to have an arrow pointing the direction, it ain’t worth looking at! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Illuminatiprimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/illuminatiprimus/32/11520_2.png) [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/45 "2011-02-12T08:44:45Z")
If you’re stuck for ideas on sexy underwear for men then try [Bang Lads](http://www.banglads.com/) - it’s a retail site exclusively for mens underwear. I agree it’s boxer briefs all the way, except when it’s playtime and then jockstraps are order of the day (spoken like a true gay eh?). 🙂 ---
**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 12, 2011, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/46 "2011-02-12T09:36:09Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > And no one’s mentioned the International Male catalog? I mentioned undergear, which is what the now defunct international male has turned into. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/47 "2011-02-12T14:58:36Z")
Oh, I didn’t know it was defunct. I get the most mundane catalogs in the mail, but International Male was a real eye-opener. I know a guy who made his own boxer briefs, before they became really popular, by cutting off his thermal long johns at mid-thigh. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/48 "2011-02-12T19:25:26Z")
Pepper Mill told me last night tha she finds Boxer Briefs sexy, so add her to that growing list. …which explains why she bought me so many of them. ---
**Author:** ![TPWombat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@TPWombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TPWombat)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/49 "2011-02-14T01:22:33Z")
[How about the classic codpiece?](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berkshire/8699450.stm) ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/50 "2011-02-14T21:14:02Z")
All you boxer brief people are weird. Boxers are where it’s at. Yum. Mr. Snicks wears boxers. He started it first, but now that’s all I buy for him. I \*suppose \*I could get used to boxer briefs, if he wants to try them. But he’ll have to buy them first, which will happen right about the same time **norinew** ’s husband puts on that cologne. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/51 "2011-02-14T22:51:57Z")
> [@Snickers](#): > > All you boxer brief people are weird. Boxers are where it’s at. Yum. > > Mr. Snicks wears boxers. He started it first, but now that’s all I buy for him. I \*suppose \*I could get used to boxer briefs, if he wants to try them. But he’ll have to buy them first, which will happen right about the same time **norinew** ’s husband puts on that cologne. 😃 Honestly, though, my opinion of boxers is probably very much prejudiced due to the facts that A: My father wore them B: He was quite prone to going from bedroom to bathroom wearing nothing but his boxers (he worked some strange shifts, so we all saw him numerous times) C: At least once, he came out of the bedroom (wearing nothing but his boxers) while drunk, went out the back door instead of going into the bathroom, and peed in the swimming pool D: The first time I ever met my hubby’s father, he was wearing boxer shorts. So, somewhere in the back of my mind (or maybe in the middle, who knows what’s in there??) I associate boxers with old men. I may _tease_ my hubby about being old, but he’s only a year and a half older than me; so in order for me to admit he’s _really_ old, I’d have to admit that I’m at least getting close. Not ready for that yet! ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/52 "2011-02-15T02:24:36Z")
I went underwear shopping at macy’s yesterday. They had some designer underwear for men, which is what I had in mind. Even though I’m not pretty, I get to borrow some beauty by having a famous brand name emblazoned across my butt. I found a decent set of undershirt/underwear from calvin klein. They were like 20% spandex, so they had a decent shape. However, they were incredibly expensive. That pair cost ~$70. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/53 "2011-02-15T04:02:54Z")
Another vote for boxers here. I knew I couldn’t be the only one. Boxer briefs just look odd to me. I associate _briefs_ with my dad. Instant turnoff. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/54 "2011-02-15T08:38:33Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > 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 All I can think of is the Simpson’s where Scully put Homer on the treadmill. The mounds of flesh… mesmerizing… hypnotic… ---
**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/55 "2011-02-16T00:07:17Z")
Black see-through silk bikini briefs. YUM! ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/56 "2011-02-16T01:43:46Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > I know a guy who made his own boxer briefs, before they became really popular, by cutting off his thermal long johns at mid-thigh. See, that’s why I think they look silly, they’re like cut down [union suits](http://wpcontent.answcdn.com/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2f/Unionsuit_Front.JPG/220px-Unionsuit_Front.JPG). ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938/57 "2011-02-16T04:51:43Z")
In Japan, some companies make _ **panties for men** _. Not-necessarily-safe-for work link: http : // behoimi . jp / [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexy-underwear-for-men/570938.md?page=2)