It’s your favorite day of the week. Thong Thursday! Celebrate today in the Andrew Christian Trophy Boy thong. A nice high cut back of the thong that really shows off the assets.
This year we had a lot of fun with our Second Annual UNB Reader Awards. We had many brands participate and made a few of the categories pretty close! We hope you guys had just as much fun voting and participating. We got a few suggestions for new categories. Both are ones we have thought of adding this year. Those categories are Best New Brand and Best Singlet. Those will be next year! There maybe a few more we come up with this year!
Now on to the Winners! Before we announce we want to thank every brand for participating and posting about the awards. We love all you guys! How can anyone be a looser when they all make amazing underwear?
Best Brief – Andrew Christian Trophy Boy Brief
Best Thong – Andrew Christian Almost Naked Thong
Best Jock – N2N Bodywear Power Mesh Jock
Best Jock Brief – Andrew Christian Almost Naked Locker Room Jock
Best Trunk – Gregg Homme Encore Trunk
Best Boxer Brief – 2(X)ist Speed 2.0 Boxer Brief
Best Fetish Brand – Gregg Homme
Best Swimwear – aussieBum 2.5 Loose
Best Overal Brand – Andrew Christian
Best Online Retailer – Dead Good Undies
Favorite Brick & Mortar Retailer – Andrew Christian Flagship Boutique
Favorite Underwear Model – Philip Fusco
Favorite Underwear Photographer – Adrian C. Martin
Congrats to all out winners! Stay tuned next January for our 3rd Annual Reader Awards
Just when you thought you couldn’t take the cold anymore, Cheap Undies brings you something to keep you comfortable and warm. The Down Under Pant brings a comfortable and sexy feel to that extra layer needed on these bitter cold winter days.
The pant has the ability to be worn under khakis, jeans, or dress pants throughout your day or can be used as a great pair to lounge around in on the couch cuddled up watching your favorite show. Currently available at Cheap Undies in a variety of color combinations to add a little pop for $14.95.
New Pikante is out. We brought you a brief overview of the new line this week! But if you want to see the entire line go to the GDD World Site!
The first is a new line we have introduced last week called “Leather Line“. The name refers to the Leather Flag the colours of which sparked the inspiration to Christos Bibitsos to create this line. The line comprises underwear (briefs, boxers and jocks) and athletic wear (sweat shorts, tank top and henley shirt). The colours: blue, black and a touch of red! The underwear are a natural continuation of the already best selling Bear line with the Boost Briefs, boxers and jocks in new colours. The Athletic wear matched the underwear and are items that you can wear at the gym as well as pretty much everywhere. I have attached some product shots from this line (all images starting with 135) for you.
Second, something that happens not very often at Modus Vivendi is that we have items on sale! There is a special section on our website with items up to 70% off! All these items are discontinued which means once they are gone they are gone. I have attached the promo artwork for the sales. In this section you can find underwear, swimwear, athletic wear, loungewear and accessories. There are more than 150 (!) items there to choose from.
Adrian C. Martin sent us some pics he did of St33le. These feature Christopher García who is 28 yo and he’s a professional Jui-Jitsu fighter. These were shot in Tenerife.
Credits:
Photos. Adrian C. Martin
Model: Christopher García
Underwear: ST33LE (www.st33lebrand.com/autumn-2014)
Location: Tenerife
Photos. Adrian C. Martin
Model: Christopher García
Underwear: ST33LE (www.st33lebrand.com/autumn-2014)
Location: Tenerife
Standing at the door, all cold and wet, how can you say no? Marco Marco Underwear is quite the inviting pair.
Not every $12 Tuesday is underwear. Sometimes like today it’s a Tee! We all need some Tee’s every now and then. This week’s special is the Light Yoga Tee. Check out the other sales on the Specials page including underwear and swimwear! Find this and more on the Baskit site
UNB Model Profile featuring Will Clark
This week’s profile features Will Clark. I stumbled across Mr. Clark and his shots wearing Timoteo for Armando Adajar and knew he would be the perfect addition to our growing profile series. Will sat down with me to talk about his start into modeling, the breakthrough he is waiting for, and how he values his family.
UNB Kyle: What was your first modeling gig and how did you come to get it?
Will: The very first time I got in front of a camera was with my ex in a couples shoot. I had been going to several 
shoots with her over the course of a few months supporting her. After a while I began to get curious, and wanted to try and get in front of the camera myself. What better way to start out than with your experienced girl friend?
Kyle: I think that is a great start. Being a good boyfriend and supporting and it probably helped you calm your nerves a little bit the first time in front of the camera, being with her. What made you want to pursue modeling?
Will: After my first solo shoot in San Diego with Armando Adajar, I realized all the work that goes into creating a vision in a single snap of a picture. The more I learned about the art and creativity that went into producing a single frame, the more I began to like process.
Kyle: Sounds like someone has a creative side too. Appreciating and learning everything that goes into what we see as the final product. Perhaps down the road you will get to explore your creativity in shoots. Which shoot do you consider your breakthrough in your career?
Will: Unfortunately I do not believe I have had that shoot just yet. Although if I were to pick a favorite shoot, I would have to say the shoot with Armando. Mostly due to the fact that he knew I was just getting started so he took the time to walk through the process and teach me a lot pointers that I carry on to all of my current shoots. I’m very fortunate to have collaborated Armando. I am always open to new possibilities and opportunities.
Kyle: It is nice to see a photographer willing to teach a new model instead of dwell on the fact that the shoot will not 
be as straightforward as experienced models. I am sure when you have that breakthrough moment, it will be an amazing feeling and we hope to hear about it! Which shoot has been your most challenging and why do you think that?
Will: Recently I worked with a more local photographer named Ross Haley. We were working together to get some catalog shots for a clothing line out of New York. I have been trying to explore and experience all aspects of modeling, and this one was more conservative posing than I have done in the past. The challenge was that I kept catching myself in a dominate stance that was more fitness oriented.
Kyle: I like that you are exploring the different avenues that modeling has to offer. You probably didn’t expect something so standard like catalog work to be as complicated as it was. It just shows that every aspect has their quirks. I am sure not every shoot goes according to plan. Any embarrassing photo shoots you want to tell us about?
Will: Hahaha! Armando and I did a scene with the same underwear from Timoteo on a hiking trail in San Diego. In just some shoes and a jock strap as some guy and his dog come strolling by.
Kyle: I am sure he rounded the corner and was not expecting that but what great moments to laugh about together. Are there any brands or photographers you would like to work with that you have not worked with yet?
Will: Two of the photographers that I would really love to work with in the future would be Pat Lee and Wain Wright. These two fitness photographers produce absolutely great work!
Kyle: We hope they are reading this and give you that opportunity! Apart from modeling, what is something that 
your fans don’t know about you that you want them to know?
Will: Most people outside of close friends and family don’t really see the amount of time that I spend with my family. I have a large immediate family that is extremely close. Typically whenever I am balancing my schedule, regardless of time constraints, I am always making time to stop in and see my brothers and sister. Spending as much time as I can with my niece and nephew.
Kyle: That is wonderful. Family is important. Sounds like they support you too. We see your body and know that you are not eating too much junk food with the family, so what kind of diet and exercise do you do to prepare for shoots?
Will: I am always structured when it comes to my dieting and exercise. This past season I decided to take an off season and really work on my weak points of my physique. So now coming into this season of competitions and photo shoots I will stay as lean as I can comfortably in between shoots. I prefer to plan as far out as possible for a shoot, I like to have at least 2 weeks to prepare for a shoot. Unfortunately that is not always the case which is why it’s 
crucial to stay lean all the time. The last two weeks I really start to cut down on carbs, and increase my rep ranges. The last week before the shoot I like to cut cardio out of the regimen to prevent getting a “flat” look in the shots. The last couple days I cut carbs out virtually all together, and limit my water the day before. Spiking my carbs up the night before to fill out the muscle and give you the best look.
Kyle: Quite a process and regimen there but it definitely pays off. But for fun, how about a favorite cheat meal?
Will: Actually just today some of my friends, and I tried a new cheating method where you can eat as much as you want, but it has to be with in a 1 hour window. No exceptions after the timer goes off though. After eating all the food I could not move from the couch for almost 5 hours.
Kyle: I can only imagine how you felt after that hour! Ok, now we all want to know, open your drawer and tell us what is it made up of? % boxer briefs, % briefs, % jocks, % thongs.
Will: Honestly it has to be a 50/50 between Boxer briefs and Briefs.
Kyle: And outside that drawer, how about the craziest pair of underwear you have ever worn?
Will: Hands down it has to be some of the Timoteo underwear line out of Los Angeles.
Kyle: Must have been that jock on the trail! One last question. You are at the shoot, in a jockstrap, about to start your day. What goes through your mind right before you have to do these revealing shoots?
Will: Well there are always questions of where will they be, what is the purpose of the use, and what is the selling point. However at that point I have completely collaborated with the photographer to put my mind at ease.
Check out more Will Clark below.
Interested in having your profile featured on Underwear News Briefs? Email me at kyle@underwearnewsbriefs.com
This post is a week later than normal. There are two reasons for the delay. The fist is we had our UNB Awards this past week and the second is I came down with Bronchitis in Vegas. Let me tell you there is nothing worse than being out of town and being sick. The good part is I didn’t get full on bronchitis till after the shows were over! So Thursday night it hit me.
Magic Week is always a blast for me. I LOVE catching up with everyone and seeing what is new. In attendance this year was Baskit, 2EROS, Freedom Reigns, Radical Element (new company), Mundo Uncio, Gregg Homme, Cocksox, Bwet, Tribe, Go Softwear, Fit-in-1, Wood Underwear, Timoteo, Jack Adams, Baskit, Mossman Underwear, Andrew Christian, Papi, 2(X)ist, N2N Bodywear, Pistol Pete, Junk UnderJeans and more!
There was one big change this year that didn’t sit well with the brands. Magic moved everyone together in Project (part oft he magic show) where its more trendy and whats hot in the world of fashion. This was good for me because I didn’t have to walk from one side of the convention center and back. But, they told everyone they shouldn’t have models. Which is one of the reasons for going. So we have just one video this year from magic that will be out in Mid March. It was from the one brand not at Magic but showing in a suite. Many of the brands were told they could have models and already hired them. Then the first day of the show, show officials came around and told brand they couldn’t have shirtless models. We will see what happens next year but many were not happy.
Another big change is the partnership between Curve/Magic. On the last day of the show I received an email that Curve had teamed up with Magic. So the Curve show will be a “strategic partnership” with Magic and become an part of Magic in August. That means it will move from the Sands Convention Center/Venetian to the Las Vegas Convention center. It will remain a separate show but be part of Magic. I am still wondering how they are going to do this. It also fueled speculation that the mens’ underwear brands maybe moved to Curve again.
Some of the high lights for me this week and there were many:
- Meet and Greet – Was a smaller group but just as fun as years past
- Drinks with N2N Bodywear – I LOVE the N2N guys. They are amazing so when I get to hang out with them it is awesome. Oh seeing the new N2N Too
- Seeing new Baskit – They have released a few things but this year they have some great stuff coming!
- Brands I don’t see often – Cocksox, 2Eros, Go Softwwear and more. They don’t attend every show so its amazing to see them.
So what is coming in the world of underwear and Swimwear? Well I can’t tell everything I saw. But underwear has some great colors and prints coming this year. Some of the new styles I saw just blew me away. Some are amazingly sexy while others are classic. A hint, about the new N2N Bodywear, they have some amazing pairs in the Erotic collection coming. Speaking of Erotic, the new Gregg Homme as always blows me away. How Eric does it is beyond me.
As for swim. There is one company using some unconventional swimwear materials in styles I haven’t see before. You have to wait till summer for more info. I”m dying to tell you guys! 2eros and Teamm8 both have amazing prints out right now. The colors 2EROS uses together amazes me how Jason does it. Teamm8 has made some super amazing prints.
As for new brands there is one that really impressed me. They are Radical Element out of Los Angeles. They are a swimwear company that embraces LA. They have created their own prints and have amazing style. If i had a new best brand they would win it for Magic. The owner impressed me and I will have more on them soon.
This is just a quick overview. I am following up this week with companies and firming up release dates. Mid March will be our video and hopefully have a lot more for you!
Today’s Brief Distraction features two of our favorites Modus Vivendi and photog Tom Culls. This he did back in November for the Military line.
Are you a fan of really fun and interesting underwear? If you are then you need to check out some of the new Pikante! The brand has always had super fun pairs. Remember the solider/camo inspired from a few years ago? This year is no different. The collection has a lot of “Dare to wear”
What is “dare to wear”? Its a collection made up of a lot of minimal coverage, mesh, cut outs, thong and pairs that show off your business. I mean nothing is left to the imagination with some of the pairs. To some of our readers you are going to love this collection. We have a ton of guys who read who love these undies. If you aren’t one guy who loves it well just enjoy some pics.
We are going to profile a few pairs you should check out.
Pikante 8048 – Are you a fan of a thong? From the front it looks like a bikinis but has a thong back. This pair is available in blue/white and black/blue
Pikante 8016 – Looking for something with a bit of fun? The Thong has studs in the front and a solid pouch. Available in four colors: Black, Red, Grey and Tan.
Pikante 8389 – Are you a fan of mesh? The new boxer made entirely of mesh is a pair that shows it all off! Just available in black/white (shown) and White and black
Pikante 8648 – This one is for the bikini fans. It’s a smaller cut with rings and snaps on the side. The material in the line are all metallics, which gives it a super fun factor. The colors available are black, silver, gold and purple.
Pikante 9240 – Maybe you don’t want to go totally wild. The 9240 is a traditional jock. it has the signature Pikante waistband with a solid pouch and smaller leg straps. Colors available are red, yellow and black
Pikante 9241 – Maybe you don’t want a traditional jock but something fun from piquant.This has the same waistband as the pair above but with a new take on a classic with the cut out and buckle. It’s a jock with a twist. The colors available are black, blue and gold.
If you want to see all the pairs in this collection go to the GDD World site and see the entire collection. If you can’t find the new Pikante at your favorite retailer, check out Candyman Fashion.
Today is the last day to vote in our Reader Awards! Thanks to everyone who has voted and all the brands who have helped to make this a lot of fun for us here at UNB! We do it every year and hope you guys have voted and we will announce the winners Tuesday or Wednesday. So if you haven’t go vote at the UNB Awards14 page!
We posted a picture on the UNB Facebook Page today featuring the Greasley brothers but here we are featuring a great pic of Ryan Greasley by photog Simon Le.