Here are some of the pics on the blog in 2019. They are just some of the many posts we covered during the year. We hope you enjoy this look back. We will go from January to December!
Matador Meggings provided the Navy/Blue Meggings for review. The opinions are that of the reviewer.
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Call them tights, call them leggings, call them whatever you want. They are a growing trend in the world of athleisure wear, and I am here for it! I was excited when the opportunity presented itself for me to try Matador Meggings.
When I first slipped the tights on, I immediately noticed that they really molded to my body in a good way. They aren’t as tight as some compression pants I’ve tried, but hugged my body more than traditional tight. I found it to be just the right balance and great support for a workout.
The second thing I noticed was all the small details, which really help Matador Meggings stand out from their competitors. As someone who loves to wear tights to the gym, it can be annoying to figure out what to do with the things that I typically have in my pockets when I wear shorts. Where do I put my phone, wallet, keys? Matador has thought of all of these things and provided not one, but two pockets! One pocket has a zipper to keep valuables such as your wallet or keys secure. The second pocket was perfect for holding my phone. There is also a loop in the back where you can run a towel through so you’ve got it handy to wipe down your gym equipment. These details make the tights ideal to wear to the gym or to run your errands, or both!
So how did these hold up to a workout? Pretty good! The only issue I had is that I did find they slipped down through my workout. This is not uncommon for me as my butt is on the big side, but there were moments where I definitely knew my thong underneath was on display. I decided to try working out without anything underneath and found that the slipping didn’t happen as much. I’ve also been informed that a new design will be launched soon which includes a drawstring, which will eliminate that issue.
You might be thinking, wearing nothing underneath your tights? Can you do that? What about VPL? No worries! Matador Meggings thought of this and has provided a soft cup in the crotch to prevent visible penis line. I really appreciate this feature because even though I don’t mind showing off online, sometimes VPL is a bit much for Midwestern suburban gyms. For guys who wear shorts over their tights, it’s time to ditch the shorts and wear tights with pride, without worrying about showing it all off. If you are a guy who likes to be more on display, you can easily remove the crotch cup and let it all hang.
Overall, there’s little that I don’t like about these tights, and the issues I did have are going to be rectified soon with a new design. I do hope that future product releases include full-length tights (the current design is 3/4 length) and shorts. I know the higher price point will be of concern to some guys, but I feel these tights offer a lot for the money. The attention to design details and their sustainability efforts help Matador Meggings stand out from many other brands. I’ve already got my eyes on some of the other designs!
We decided to ring in the new year with a fun underwear challenge that lasts the month of January. You can do every day or just select days that strike your fancy. The list was created by the UNB Podcast boys (myself, Andy – Scruffy Gear, Erik – UndiesGeek85 and Stevie – UndiesCub).
Each day has a new theme. It’s open to your interpretation, so show us what each day means to you! Make sure to either tag @unbblog and use #unbchallenge so we will see the pics.
Here is the Challenge, feel free to share on your social media!
One brand we want to congratulate is Stud! This year they are celebrating their 10th year in the men’s underwear industry. Sticking around that long is an accomplishment. We first met them back in 2012 at Curve and they continue to make amazing gear!
The onesie is back at N2N Bodywear! I remember when they first released this style, it was an amazing hit, and just in time for the coldest part of winter, they bring this awesome style back! It’s a fun style to lounge around the house or wear under your winter gear as a new layer.
Some of the features of the awesome onesie are:
Remember, that right now if you want something from N2N Bodywear, you better get it fast. Many styles and pairs have sold out! Even I have missed out on pairs because I waited! I’m pretty sure that this onesie will sell out!
PAIR: N2N Bodywear Ice Onesie
COLOR: Ice
FABRIC: 95% Rayon / 5% spandex
SIZES: Small – X-Large
COST: $40.00
Get UNB in your inbox every day and never miss a post! We started a new email list for guys who want to keep up with UNB, it will also have some extra content that won’t be on the blog. Coming up on Dec 31 will be the first editor’s Desk, where I talk about the year at UNB. Each month there will be a new editors’ desk, as well as weekly updates and exclusive content. Also, we will let you know about contests and exclusive sales for just subscribers.
Sign up, and every day at 6 PM Eastern Time, the email will be sent with that days posts.
Did you see the new Turlock & Co new line for 2020? Check out our post on the amazing new line. It’s colorful and fun and perfect for any pool or beach trip!
New Years is around the corner, but did you know the color of the underwear you wear can bring you good luck in the New Year? I have wanted to do an infographic forever and got the inspiration to do it! Here are the colors you should wear if you want good luck
Here are the colors of underwear and what they bring in the New Year:
Which are you going to wear this year?
Jorge Cobian is 22 and he’s from Cuba. He now lives in Spain. He’s a dancer and an acrobat. Adrian C. Martin will have more shoots featuring him soon.
Photos: Adrian C. Martin (@adriancmartin)
Model: Daniel Gonzalez (@jorgecobianc)
Underwear: Supawear
Location: Tenerife, Canary Islands
If you want to feel sexy, sophisticated, and comfortable throughout the day, Hunt Underwear is the brand for you.
This season we wanted to stay true to our designs and keep things vibrant and fresh, and keep away from solid block prints that everyone else seems to do. Our inspiration was California Coastal town – Capitola Beach. With its Art Deco Coloured & mission style buildings down on the harbour, it was the basis for the new nine prints for the season. We have kept with a blue base but added pops of pinks, greens and red/organges to add a splash of colour. Our designer, has made all our prints from scratch, we don’t use any stock prints for our collections.
We also have refined our drawstrings to a fine white cord with our signature matt black cord ends! The cut hasn’t changed as we are finding many customer are already buying their 4th and 5th orders based on the cut, the vibrant colours and the brands durability.
Our editorial shoot this season was shot again by our Photographer, Russell Fleming, and we went for two models ( with more to come ) to open the season. Mitchell who was in our last two campaign is back again and has proved a favourite with our customers, so it was obvious to us to have him back for season three, Shot in Fingal Head Australia, we took to the ocean and the rocky point to compliment the colours of the collection.
New to the brand and an instant hit with customers and fans is Toby, who is exclusive to Turlock&Co this season. he’s 6’3″ tall, quietly spoken and has the most insane build with the hair to match!.. Toby went with Russell to Shoot in Byron Bay, and the beach is just outside of Chris Hemsworth’s Mega Mansion. unfortunately he wasn’t home that day!..
As Turlock&Co, move into 2020, we will be releasing our first range of mens swim shorts, we are excited for this addition to the collection, as they will be great for a summers day out and about and of course the daily swim. With our exclusive prints, four way stretch and soft mesh inside brief, our shorts will wear to impress. They also have zippered pockets and made with quick drying materials
Get ready for combat! Whether it’s combating the commute to work or combating the squat rack, the new Guerrilla prints have got you covered checkout the SupaWear site.
Get your game on with Maskulo. Check out their lastest super fun gear. It will add some excitement into your gear drawer.
Photos: Adrian C. Martin (@adriancmartin)
Model: Daniel Gonzalez (@danielglezruiz)
Underwear: Walking Jack
Location: Tenerife, Canary Islands
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM JOCKSTRAP CENTRAL
Just a quick email to wish everyone Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and best wishes for the season from Jockstrap Central. We’ll be taking a few days off over the holidays but we are shipping as normal (as the post office allows). Adrian and myself (John) are out of the office from December 24th and back on January 2nd for a well deserved break.
Although we’re out of the office, our online store is always open and our Treat Yourself Sale (15% off and more store wide) is continuing. So when you’re done with all the parties, festivities and obligations, take a moment to take advantage of the sale and get something for yourself, you deserve it. The sale is running until January 2nd.
Last week, and just in time for the sale, we received restock shipment from Raw Studio, PUMP!, Meyer and more so be sure to check them out Also, be sure to check out all our clearance items from Cellblock 13, PPU, Raw Studio, Bike and Breedwell – that’s where the bigger deals are – up to 60% off.
I won’t get into more details, as this email is more about wishing you all the best and thanking you all from the bottom of our hearts for supporting us over the past 14 years.
Were you lucky enough to wake up to undies hung by the chimney with care? If not, check out the amazing undies at Bum Chums!
This Christmas make your dreams come true escollection.es
May you all have amazing holidays and get all the underwear you want!!!
Enjoy this fun but festive video from Curbwear!!!
Christmas is almost here! What did you put on your wish list? Remember when you stop believing in Santa you get UNDERWEAR! Check out some gear from Aronik, which has swimwear, work out wear, and underwear
Want to get UNB in your inbox? We have created a new email list that will send you a post every night of that days posts. So you can check out what was on the site and never miss a post.
Also, every week or so there will be a letter from the editor, a special email directly to the email list about something behind the scenes or random thought about underwear I may have, this will only be on the email and not on the site. Including never before seen pics and previews of shoots and videos we are producing for the site.
Lastly, we will announce some of our newest giveaways we have planned in 2020.
The guys at Dirt Squirrel did a Halloween underwear design challenge. They are back for another design, this time for the Holiday Season. Enjoy the video.
Wear something fun in the new year! Check out the latest lines released by ES COLLECTION. Including the two pairs above!
Winter is here and it’s time to think about those ski trips or weekends in the mountains. N2N Bodywear has a new line called Big Bear that is perfect for these getaways. They have a thong, bikini, leggings, and a onesie. You can rock the thong while snowboarding or the bikini while skiining. Then come back to the lodge and put on the onesie and drink hot chocolate by the fire.
Check out the entire collection:
PAIR: N2N Bodywear Big Bear Thong
COLORS: Blue Plaid or Green Plaid
FABRIC: 80% Polyester 20% spandex
SIZES: Small – X-Large
COST: $26.00
PAIR: N2N Bodywear Big Bear Bikini
COLORS: Blue Plaid or Green Plaid
FABRIC: 80% Polyester 20% spandex
SIZES: Small – X-Large
COST: $28.00
PAIR: N2N Bodywear Big Bear Tights
COLORS: Blue Plaid or Green Plaid
FABRIC: 80% Polyester 20% spandex
SIZES: Small – X-Large
COST: $30.00
PAIR: N2N Bodywear Big Bear Onesie
COLORS: Blue Plaid or Green Plaid
FABRIC: 80% Polyester 20% spandex
SIZES: Small – X-Large
COST: $40.0
As 2020 hurtles towards us, Deadgoodundies.com in the UK is pondering 2019 best-selling men’s underwear brands – and what makes them so successful.
Sensuality beats practicality hands down on DGU, but you can’t shift one everyday favourite from the top five, says founder Adam Davies.
“The holidays mark a seasonal hiatus. The end of the year seems to be all about Black Friday and Christmas, but underneath there’s an exciting undercurrent moving us quickly into spring. We’ve already taken delivery of new season colours and designs from the world’s leading male underwear brands on DGU.”
Without giving too much away, he lists Ergowear, Joe Snyder, HOM, Manstore and Jockey as Deadgoodundies’ biggest sellers in 2019. But Adam points out that the top selling favourites are always jostling for position. And the ‘new boys’ recently launched on DGU – Andrew Christian and Impetus – which epitomise the sensual vs practical contrast, are gaining ground into the new year.
“Nothing stands still in men’s underwear design and trends,” Adam adds. “This is why Deadgoodundies is dedicated to offering men one of the widest retail selections anywhere in the world. I would urge everyone to sign up to our newsletter to be the first to know about new arrivals (https://www.deadgoodundies.com/new-in), which come and go very quickly, as well as other plans afoot for DGU in 2020…”
SHAPE – Ergowear is loved by its followers for the perfect balance of fit and feel. Their designers have responded to feedback to develop original briefs and thongs, and create totally new designs. The brand’s colours also mark it out as different. The secret to the success of Ergowear’s X4D Thong (£26.00) is a happy marriage of shape, support and feel. ALERT: when Gatsby pink is gone there will be no more.
VARIETY – Men who love the smallest men’s underwear designs with the biggest impact can take their pick from Joe Snyder at Deadgoodundies – the go to website for hugely varied shapes in thongs, briefs, cheeky boxers and jocks. The key to shopping Joe Snyder is to find a favourite shape. The top slot goes to the Joe Snyder Shining Kini 12 (£20.00) in black or white sheer mesh for the Kini 12 cut’s sexiest proportions of fabric against flesh…
HOM – DGU often hears from customers who have been loyal HOM followers for decades, lamenting the move away from sexy male lingerie inspired underwear fabrics and styles. Adam always stocks their most risqué designs in the Temptation line and still asks every season for more HOM thongs! A new temptation for spring is the HOM Canopee Boxer Brief (£38.00) in black or khaki, a transparent men’s short that mimics the look of camouflage in luxury sheer microfibre.
FETISH – the Manstore collection is as close as it gets to true fetish underwear for men on DGU. Think lace and sheer looks, zips, clips, exposure and indulgence. Deadgoodundies wins hands down with Manstore fans because customer parcels are totally plain. The latest zipper styles come in M950 which features a string, brief, zipped pant and body with zips that open in just the right place, leggings with zips on the back of each leg, and a more demure zipless mini pant boxer brief. Pictured is the Manstore M950 Zipped String (£38.00)
PRACTICALLY PERFECT
The Jockey Aire Brief 2-Pack (£18.00) in two black or two white is a hot seller for DGU. A classic shape male slip for those days when you just want to slide into something silky and comfortable (and forget you’re wearing anything!)
https://www.deadgoodundies.com/jockey-aire-brief-2-pack
ANDREW CHRISTIAN – new to DGU but a familiar favourite with UNB followers, Andrew Christian has added a dash more pizzazz to the website selection since the summer. What’s not to love about a brand that’s always adding sexy new lines? Steadily raising its profile is the Andrew Christian Almost Naked Prism Brief (£24.00).
https://www.deadgoodundies.com/andrew-christian-almost-naked-prism-brief
IMPETUS – perhaps the Quiet Man of the DGU line-up in this report, Impetus men’s underwear and thermals have their place for travellers, outdoors guys and maybe the scientists out there. Alongside the consistent favourite seamless male briefs, Impetus have invested their boxers, long johns, briefs and tops with talents too numerous to mention. But rest assured you need them.
The Impetus Sport Long Boxer (£21.00) isn’t just a sporty short in black or electric blue, it’s also antibacterial and quick dry – and that pouch is quite something!
https://www.deadgoodundies.com/impetus-sport-long-boxer-2052b87