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One brand that has a unique style is 4-Hunks. They are based out of Berlin and focus on super fun and awesome gear. They have released a new pair called the Bulge Brief. Here is what they have to say about this pair and the shoot.

The gay life became more sophisticated and requires we thought clothes. For that reason, we designed simple and versatile male slips that look steaming hot. The new underwear collection expresses lust and pride. The underwear brings out the best of a man’s bulge by accentuating his pouch with all the details. As a result, you have slips that are excellently designed for any occasion. No matter if you are going to the gym, a party or simply want to have sex tonight. You are prepared for them all!

Made of 95% Modal and 5% Elastane makes them super pleasant and seductive to wear at the same time. The underwear brings out the best of a man ́s bulge by accentuating his pouch with all the details.

Hot tip: Combine it with a Roman Harness and be the party’s hottest guest.

The Shooting:
On this Shooting with partnered with the sophisticated and amazing Axel Hotel Berlin ( www.axelhotels.com ), wich has the most friendly and brilliant staff in Berlin.Models: Our Sexy Hunks Sebastian and Gabriel from Edinburgh, who did a brilliant job in Berlin.

The Slips are available online at 4-Hunks.

The Bulge brief is available in white and black. It retails for 29 Euros at the 4-Hunks site. The Roman Harness is 35 Euros and makes the perfect addition to the bulge brief.

 

It’s Swimwear Sunday! This edition of Swimwear Sunday we are going retro. aussieBum updated their Vintage Stripes collection. These give a nod to swim briefs in the 70’s. Some out there may remember that back then stripes were popular in men’s swimear. Unlike today’s pairs they were made out of nylon, so they didn’t have the comfort of today’s swiwmear.

I love aussieBum’s nod to the past. They do it a lot in some of their lines. They will take something classic or maybe something we forgot about and put their design spin on it. I think it’s important to get inspiration from past styles. aB is not afraid to draw from the past and make some amazing pairs of unerwear and swimeawr.

This is the official descripsion:

ussieBum brings back the fun, retro look for Summer with the new Vintage Stripes range in our classic swimwear style. We’ve searched far and wide for the classic looks our Aussie forefathers hit the surf in from the good old days. Relive the past and redefine your future with these sexy, lightweight and quick drying swimmers. They’re so durable they’re the choice of Aussie Surf Rowers. If you doubt yourself, wear something else! Proudly Australian made

If you have been wanting to try some aussieBum this maybe a great pair to try. Made out of 100% polyester, don’t let that scare you, it will fit really well! Also, if you have seen some of their loose line, they can be a bit sheer when wet. These have a sheer rating of low on the aussibum site. Some of you may want to show off but for those who doen’t this pair is foryou.

The best thing about the Vintage Stripes is the price. It retails for $21.25. Which is amazingly inexpesnive in the world of swimewar. Mos tswimwear is around $30-60. This means there’s no better time to get soem swimwear. Available in five new olor combors. Go shop aussiebum now!

Have you been a fan of the N2N Bodywear Tri Tech shorts? Well, they are back! The shorts have been a fan favorite over the years. The new Tri Tech shorts are back and made out of Polyester/spandex blend. Which will make them super comfortable and easy to move around in.

The colors available in this line are blue and red. This retro fabric reminds me of their Vintage collection they had in underwear a few years ago. That was one of the most comfortable lines of underwear they ever created. The fabric was so freaking soft.

Why is this pair so popular? Because of the built-in scoop pouch and high leg splits. This allows you to have a wide range of movements. And the built-in scoop pouch allows you to wear without underwear. It’s perfect for running, working out or just hanging around the house.

The Tri Tech shorts retail for $36.00 and is available in sizes X-Small – X-Large.

Just this week a brand that we have covered announced they are closing. Underweardude pointed out in a private chat that JM announced it was closing. I was like WHAT? This year has seen some major changes in the world of men’s underwear. It’s been an odd year. This just compounds onto the year.

I have been doing UNB for almost 9 years. In that time I have worked with hundreds of blogs and have ones that I have gotten to know. Working closely with them over this time I consider them friends and not just people I work with on the blog. This may seem odd but, but the men’s underwear industry is a rather close knit market. Everyone knows everyone and for the most part get along.

At Magic you can see a lot the brands in Underwear Alley, get together between appoints and talk. Not necessarily about underwear but just be friendly. This is one thing I love about this industry. At these shows relationships are built and strengthened.

Every year brands come and go. I have a running list of brands that have ceased production. This year seems to be a lot more brands either closing or selling to someone else. Here are some of the brands that I will personally miss working with the owners/designers.

  • Blue Collar Underwear – I am not sure when exactly they went out of business. I kept getting bounce back emails and then their site was gone!
  • Pistol Pete – They are still around but long time owners Sami & Peter sold the brand. After 20 years they felt it was time to move on.
  • JM – They have been around longer than UNB. I used to talk to them at Magic. We should have done more with them.

There are a few other brands that I have talked to that are weighing options. I was a little down but then I talked to Hashtag Hooker this week. When talking to the CEO/Creative Director Andreu, I realized that the community will continue with new brands. And that change can be a good thing in the long run. But, let’s face it we all hate change, especially if our favorite underwear company closes it’s doors.

If you have a favorite brand show them support. Give great reviews of their pairs of underwear on their site or Amazon. Interact with them on social media, you may score some goodies! Join their email list so you know what they are doing. Lastly, buy from them! Especially through their own site.

This is not to be a post of chicken little saying the men’s underwear industry sky is falling. Just a lot of this news has knocked me off my game. I realize that I can’t hold on to the past and must embrace the new changes and brands. UNB will carry on and keep sharing great underwear and gear!

We love Jockstrap Central. They always have a great mix of models. They don’t rely just on one type of guy. Here is what they told us about the new model and Nasty Pig underwear:

We just launched Nasty Pig’s new Third Base collection of jocks, briefs and matching socks. We found the perfect new model named Bradley to model all the new gear. He’s my perfect type of guy, he’s edgy yet nerdy, with a hot tattooed body and glasses. Did I mention he’s Irish? He’s a Internet designer and marketing guy who moonlights as a stripper for fun. This first shoot was tame, but he’s up for anything, so guaranteed our next shoot is going to be a bit more outrageous.

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“Pool Boy” available now @ www.cheapundies.com. Models: Ryan Carrillo and Luke Prusinski.

OMG I love these suits and I just ordered two of them. The monkey and flamingo. The price is just $12 bucks for a pair of swimwear. Note, that the Flamingo was sold out in small and medium. Just large and x-large were available. Plus, being cheap undies things go fast. I’ll let you know how they are! CAN’T WAIT!

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the Greatest Show on Earth!

Addicted presents its new 2017 Underwear Campaign. Called CIRCUS, this is a collection that not only highlights its fresh, colorful and jovial character, as well as its fun prints, new fabrics and cuts, but also the sophistication of many of its garments with gold and silver fabrics.

The renowned photographer Danniel Rojas oversaw the 2017 Underwear ADDICTED campaign, which also included a total of 6 models: Pau Sanz, Frank Durán, Guille Padrón, Albert Robles, Maximilien Martocq & Christian López.

Addicted always has amazing new undies. This line is a lot of fun. We profiled it a few weeks back in a Brief Distraction. The photography is on point for ES/Addicted. They have a lot of fun with the campaigns. They are super sexy and show off the undies.

We hope you take some time and check out the new collection! Check out the Addicted site.

 

One of my favorite people on social media is Gus Kenworthy. He is an Olympian who seems down to earth and using his celebrity to do some great things. He’s also an out Olympian, which to me is secondary to who he is as a person! He’s a great guy! He has teamed up with Meundies and their Celebrate Yourself line! Where $1 for each pair will go towards the Los Angeles LGBT Center. UNB is about equality and comfort for all. So I fully support this campaign!

It’s the start of swimwear season. Memorial day is the “official” swimwear start of the summer. It’s time to make sure you have a few pairs of swimwear for the summer. Don’t rely just on one pair to last the entire summer. One pair that is for the more adventurous is the Cocksox Sheer Swim Brief in the Prism print.

I hear many of you going, wait a minute, you said sheer in swimwear? That’s right, this is a mesh pair of swimwear. It’s noted that Cocksox says the pair is more see through than the pictures show. We have shot this pair in our swimwear guide and I didn’t see anything I wasn’t supposed too.

This pair is a show off pair because of two things. The first we mentioned is the mesh fabric. Which you may show off quite a bit. The second is the pair has the original pouch. Over the last few years, Cocksox has made some more mainstream swim without the bulge. This one has the awesome pouch that will show off all you have!

Cocksox is becoming a brand that is really embracing prints in swimwear. They aren’t the typical tropical prints. They are geometric and fun prints. I really love them and think they are making statement pieces for the beach. It’s amazing to see what they come up with. Plus they are willing to take risks and do new and interesting things. They continually produce swim thongs and made swimwear out of neoprene.

If you are looking for something bright and fun, the Prism swim brief is definitely for you. I wouldn’t recommend this as your first pair unless you’re super confident in who you are and are willing to have everything on display. Also, we would recommend this for a private pool or nude beach. You could get into trouble on a public beach or lake. But, that’s up to you if you want to dare that. I hope you check this pair out.

The Prism swim brief is available for $42 at the Cocksox site. Made out of 75% Polyester 25% Elastane. Made in sizes small – X-Large

 

Where do you guys shop? I wanted to give a quick look at more of the UNB Reader Survey. The results are in line with previous years. More of you guys shop online than in person. There can be two reasons for that. The first is that you don’t have any good places to buy underwear. The second is you may not feel comfortable buying a thong in a regular store. But if you are the second, most people working the stores don’t care, they have seen it all.

Here are your favorite stores to shop!

  1. Online stores – 78% of you guys shop at online stores
  2. Official Brand sites – 66% shop brand sites
  3. Online Discount sites – 36%
  4. Department Stores – 35%
  5. Underwear Specialty Stores – 32%
  6. Closeout Stores – 23%
  7. Discount stores – 14%

One thing that will be interesting to see is how many of you guys shop Amazon. That will be added next year. The official sites seemed higher to me than I thought you guys would shop, but it shows most of you guys prefer to shop online!

We will have more very soon from our survey. But these are like a sneak peek into your fellow readers underwear drawers!