Mens underwear has had an interesting trip through history. From the first loin cloths to the almost-not-there designs of today, the things that men choose to wear under their pants have not been the topic of great conversation over the years, and yet they have had one of the most interesting journeys of any field of clothing.

The days of the Loin cloth are well over thankfully but in order to fully understand how men\’s underwear has evolved through the ages it\’s important to understand the different types and when they developed. Let\’s look at the most common types on the market over the years.

In the beginning, there were Linen drawers which were worn during the second half of the renaissance and the beginnings of the Victorian era. These knee length garments were loose fitting and had tie-up sides and a lace up front fly to facilitate standing urination. In a way they were similar to boxer shorts, which would be developed almost 200 years later.

Union suits were developed in the mid-1860s in Utica, New York. The one piece garment quickly became a mainstay for men and soon caught on popularly with many women of the time. They have been most often attributed in pop culture to the old west cowboy seen wearing nothing but his boots, hat and union suit. The truth is that they were widely worn by most of western civilization for well into the first years of the 20th century.

Boxer Shorts are so named due to their resemblance to the trunks that pugilists wear in the ring. The name has been shortened in recent decades to boxers. There are some who deem that there is actually a difference between \”boxers\” and true boxer shorts. The former being more slender cut with a fashion styling, and shorter legs, while the latter is more conservative with a fuller cut, more ample fly opening with snaps, subdued colors and prints, and squarer fit to the seat.

Briefs, also known as tighty-whities, are a supportive style of undergarment. They have the unique position of being considered by half the population as being childish, and the other half of the population considering them the most masculine of style. There is also a debate as to what are more conservative, boxers or briefs. Invented in 1935 the most common fly style is what most recognize today as traditional briefs, or tighty-whities, has a double fabric \”reach in right to left\” fly. The \”Y\” front design originated by garments original developer is popular overseas and is commonly called Y fronts but referred to as jockey shorts in North America.

Boxer briefs, originated by several makers at roughly the same time in the early 1990s are a hybrid of boxers and briefs. They offer the support and comfort of a flap over fly as briefs do, but also are a bit looser cut and longer, similar to boxers.

Mens underwear has come a long way over its quiet history. Who knows what styles will be most common 100 years from now? It is for sure, no matter what a man chooses to wear under his pants, he will inevitably be sitting around in nothing but that when he is watching the big game.

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