Even the underwear's becoming longer

[Bede735]

I must confess I always wear briefs, because I just find that comfortable. However, I was in a high street store today and virtually all of the men's' underwear were garments coming down close to the knee.

Now who wants to wear a pair of shorts under your trousers? It can't be an issue of modesty as it is underwear. Unless.... you get knocked down by a car, break your leg and the paramedics have to cut off your trousers. You'd obviously feel a lot more comfortable knowing that you weren't exposing your bare thighs!

[Dooley67]

I can't imagine wearing underwear down to my knees. I have always worn briefs and bikinis because they are far more comfortable than boxers which let everything loose. I wear boxers for sleeping, again for comfort.

Dooley67

[Byron]

A faint voice from the past - these have long done the intended job well - what put them out of fashion?

[California Dolphin]

I bought a package of "jammer" style underwear at a store that was going out of business and they were on a 1/2 off sale.

I don't like the feel of them, but they are underwear and don't fit tight. However it was a lesson for me to NOT buy real jammers.

Right now, all the men's shorts are the usual half pants and with the style predetermined, there's no choice.

However, I'm emailing many of the retailers urging them to bring short shorts back to the market and let the customer decide.

[Torchwatch]

A few years ago I was running in rather short running shorts, passing a group of schoolboys one of them pointed at me and said that his underwear was longer than my shorts. I have wondered why he needs long underwear, if you wear long underwear you then need long shorts to cover them or the underwear hangs out looking awful.
I can understand how in winter or if one works in a freezer then thermal underwear may be needed, but in spring and summer this seems irrational. Allowing the testes to overheat reduces virility, so why deliberately trap heat in this area in warm weather.
Under normal conditions the function of underwear is to absorb all those drips and scrapes that are part of being human and so keep our outer wear clean for longer, although well designed underwear can give support and shape for that part of the body this is not essential.
Looking at cam4.com from time to time I would say that brief underwear is actually returning, and with brief underwear hopefully brief swimwear.

[Lap Counter]

I guess it's up to me to act as the loyal opposition.
After a lifetime of wearing briefs and bikinis, I switched to boxer briefs a few years ago. Some are ugly, saggy, and baggy, but high end microfiber boxer briefs like the Calvin Klein "bold" are friction-free, with excellent support & comfort, and handle hot days well.

But that's just my underwear. For swimming, Speedos forever!

[SwimTeamSpeedo]

I am with Lapcounter. Sometimes I like the longer cuts and the microfiber athletics styles are really comfy and they stay true to fit. Variety is fun...

[knikon]

Ive noticed it too and it is driving me nuts. I cant find any good underwear in socal in stores anymore. Most undies now are boxer breifs or hanes original and if you go o a specialty shop you'll pay $40 a pair and it will still be rigid cotton with a thick waistband. I personally think boxer breifs fit much better than other widely available cuts (tighty whighteys and boxers) but having worn bikinis they are a good step down. They retain heat and sweat more, your balls still stick to your leg, and they sometimes crease in weird ways. (They rarely do chafe tho)

[Dooley67]

As I said in an earlier post I have always preferred briefs and have had very good luck with "day of the week" (just because I got a kick out of the variety of colors of the waistband and trim) bikini briefs from Aussiebum that are part cotton and part elasticine. They have a 1" waistband and hold their shape very well. They are so light it feels like I'm not wearing anything. I've also had good luck with cin2 no show briefs that also hold their shape but are a bit heavier. I've tried boxers and have never felt comfortable in them.

D67

[Chris997]

Now who wants to wear a pair of shorts under your trousers? It can't be an issue of modesty as it is underwear. Unless.... you get knocked down by a car, break your leg and the paramedics have to cut off your trousers. You'd obviously feel a lot more comfortable knowing that you weren't exposing your bare thighs!

Bare thighs, holly Mackerel, you'll be charged for being nude in public at a accident scene

Thighs are not indecent, we all have them, well the last time I looked I'm sure we all had them

In serious accidents most of your clothes are ripped off anyway and there really is no time to for a paramedic to be wondering what you wear and they could not care less, in fact if you wear nothing but you would be making their job a lot easier

[Bede735]

Funny how we've become desensitised to sex, bad language, violence (well on TV, anyway), yet the Speedo has the ability to shock.

[Byron]

:) I guess a Scotsman does not waste valuable time in such a situation ?

[Byron]

The old rules of thumb for censorship in the visual arts used to be differentiated as no sex for the USA and no violence for the UK.
There was I believe a Hollywood rule that a bed scene with a man on a woman would only be permitted in the movie with one foot on the floor.
(the Hayes Rules?)

[shaulis]

Its the 24/7 news channels that run certain stories into the ground. CNNs coverage of the missing airliner is an example.

[Dooley67]

Byron, you're right, it was the Hays Rule which was adopted in 1930 because of the concern about the amount of nudity and raunchy (Mae West) content in the movies of the 1920's. Actresses that people wouldn't expect to do nude scenes like Myrna Loy joined those one would expect, like Jean Harlow and Mae West, in showing lots of skin. Another example of prudish American view of the human body and sex.

D67

[knikon]

Back to the initial topic I noticed a rather odd trend at the US Open (I went back sat and sun) Many of the kids were wearing boxers & boxerbreifs under boardies with just the waistband of the underwear showing whereas most tof the women were wearing just a string bikini and a ballcap.

While I have no issue with guys in boardies (many even look great in them) & I can see why many wear them I found this trend dumb in appearance and quite absurd. Not is it not practical but how is it comfortable or attractive to the ladies? Maybe Im missing the boat here but I didn't get it.

[Byron]

:confused: Not sure what this is all about - were the women topless or wearing both parts of their string bikinis ?
(I am assuming that an event at a prestigious venue would entail a dress code being checked out at the point of entry ?)

Yes, the kids want to display whatever logos, phrases or wacky words are printed on their underwear waistbands - a trendy way of declaring themselves to be streetwise and snappy - and was this not similarly pointed out in a recent post (can't find it now ) on the dropped baggy jeans style? (such is often to be seen on skateboarders I have found)

[shaulis]

Kids like to show off their name brand undies more each year.

[knikon]

Let me clairfy. US Open of Surf not Golf lol. It is about how absurd I find fashion to be...

[Byron]

:eek: it might even have been Tennis!

[shaulis]

Now I feel stupid I thought you were talking about Tennis or Golf. I didn't even know there was a US Open of Surfing until today!!!

[Byron]

Me too Shaulis - so learned a bit about it all here:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-us-open-surfing-culture-20140801-story.html

[Dooley67]

Add me to the club - I didn't know there was a US Open of Surfing either. We may sometimes go far afield of the topic, but we do learn from each other.

D67

[Byron]

One question prompted such a lot of interesting info.to read on S.America from twt for example.

[knikon]

Lol now wearing such a garment to Golf or Tennis would be quite inappropriate for most people and probably wouldn't result in good press for Speedos :P

At the Us Open for Surf Swimwear seems to be the common attire with the exception to media and Law enforcement.

http://101thingstodosw.com/orangecounty/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/infoHeader.jpg

The above is the typical crowd found there...

[shaulis]

From the LATimes article the US Open of Surf sounds like a real fun sport to attend.