{"id":14,"count":4,"description":"<h3>Under Where?<\/h3>\r\nQuick\u2014name a piece of clothing you don\u2019t think about too much while getting dressed in the morning.\r\n\r\nChances are, your underwear tops that list. Most men take for granted their undergarments of choice, but actually\u2014the evolution of underwear has a varied and interesting history!\r\n\r\nSeveral thousand years ago was when it first occurred to men to pay special attention to their loins. A simple cloth was typically secured around the waist, draping just <em>so.\u00a0 <\/em>Evidence of this can be seen in artifacts found in pyramids, suggesting that pharaohs even packed an extra supply for life-after-life.\r\n\r\nThis loose-cloth trend continued on for a couple more thousand years until the Middle Ages.\u00a0 Men working in the fields wore a linen garment called a braies, which tied at the waist and the shins. Convenient for hotter months because their pants could be removed, it had one distinct disadvantage\u2014convenience for bathroom trips.\r\n\r\nEnter the invention of the \u201ccodpiece.\u201d A simple opening on the front of the braies took care of the bathroom dilemma, and even became the inspiration for underwear\u2019s first dalliance into fashion.\r\n\r\nNot surprisingly, it involved stuffing the codpiece to make it larger. Favored by men in the 16th century, some historians believe it wasn\u2019t all about overcompensation\u2026but rather to accommodate the bandages that wrapped their syphilis-ravaged bits.\r\n\r\nThe next few centuries were ones that celebrated tight-fitting flannel drawers and trapdoor-button-closed union suits. All this constriction paved the way for a new innovation, however, which came from the boxing world.\r\n\r\nIn the 1920s, the trunks sported by boxers with elastic waistbands and lighter, looser material began to garner attention. After WWII, the boys brought freedom, and their preference towards \u201cboxers\u201d home.\r\n\r\nSo where did the cliched phrase, \u201cboxers or briefs\u201d arise from? Well, in the 30s, a man named Arthur Kniebler for a hosiery company caught sight of a man sporting a \u201cEuropean-style\u201d bathing suit bottom.\r\n\r\nWhat resulted was the legless, snug style more affectionately known as \u201ctighty whiteys.\u201d This bit of inspiration was lost on early designers, but it wasn\u2019t long before Jockey Shorts began selling out across department stores nationwide.\r\n\r\nThe Fashion Revolution of the 70s and 80s didn\u2019t leave underwear out of its inspired pieces.\r\n\r\nCalvin Klein is perhaps the most well-known of these brands that encouraged its wearers to allow his label to peek from pants, while other designers produced underwear that was made to be seen and not, well\u2026\r\n\r\nLike many fashion trends that tend to circle back in time at some point, underwear is no exception. The introduction of the \u201cboxer-brief\u201d in the 90s was the latest innovation, and one that many considered a nod to the union suits of the 30s.\r\n\r\nUnderwear may deserve more of our attention than simple historical reviews, however. When the nation\u2019s attention was focused on the impending market crash of 2008, the former chairperson of the Federal Reserve made an interesting observation.\r\n\r\nNotably, that underwear sales typically mimic\u2014and possible predict\u2014changes to the economy. So, next time you decide to dabble in the stock market, it may be a good idea to check for trends in men\u2019s undergarment sales that quarter\u2026","link":"https:\/\/www.reead.com\/en\/mens-underwear\/","name":"Men's underwear","slug":"mens-underwear","taxonomy":"post_tag","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Best Men&#039;s Underwear: tips, tests and reviews<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The History and Evolution of Man\u2019s Unmentionables. 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