It’s Tuesday so that makes it Baskit $12 Tuesday. Today’s pair is the Action Cool Square Cut As the Baskit Site says: “Stop fretting over exposed waistbands for good! Our Square Cut Brief’s built in waistband provides for a low profile and a clean look unlike any other.” Also, check out the other underwear and swimwear on sale. Just go to the Baskit Site and go under specials to see all the deal.
There are so many amazing underwear manufacturers who are becoming more environmental conscience and socially responsible. Soleone is one such manufacturer who’s created a biodegradable and hypoallergenic line of underwear. Likewise, within the fabric, they have built in properties to wick away odor and moisture, keeping you dry.
This particular pair titled, ‘Lower Riser’ is made mostly from bamboo fiber (95%) which is incredibly soft and luxuriously comfortable. With bamboo being a sustainable resource means it is grown without pesticides or fertilizers. We can all appreciate a garment that’s safe for our bodies and the environment. This line is only available in black or white.
Upon initial inspection of this brief, I was visually impressed with the quality of construction, elegant esthetic and the incredible feel of the fabric. I immediately threw them in the wash and slipped them on when they came out of the dryer. Throughout the remaining of the day, I was amazingly impressed with how well the low rise cut fit appropriately across my waistline and felt securely in place provided by the Soleone signature, spandex waistband.
However, these are extremely comfortable, well-constructed and provide a high quality of materials and definitely represent high end, fashionable underwear. I worn these several times within a 3 week period and never once found them uncomfortable or ever realized that I wearing a low rise brief. While I’m not excited about their price points on their line of underwear, I’m very impressed by the quality of fabrics and construction that go into their brief. If you’re looking for a classic and well-constructed low rise brief, you might consider giving these a try.
Personal scoring as follows:
| Fit: | 5.0 |
| Materials: | 5.0 |
| Construction: | 5.0 |
| Look: | 5.0 |
| Daily Wear: | 4.5 |
| Overall: | 4.9 |
This boxer brief was provided by Soleone Underwear and can be purchased directly from their website at the following: http://Soleone.net
A crew neck (or crew-neck) is a type of shirt that has a round neckline and no collar, often worn with other layers. The T-shirt crew neck was developed in 1932 as an undergarment that would absorb sweat and prevent shoulder pads of American football players from causing chafing. The U.S. Navy was the first U.S. armed forces to adopt the crew-neck T-shirt or “Gob Shirt” (cited from Wikipedia)
The cre neck, “Gob Shirt,” or undershirt as it is known today continued to gain popularity throughout the 1940’s and by the 1950’s James Dean has created a legend. Dean turned heads in Hollywood, not by dressing up but by dressing down. His casual style teaming the basic crew with denim and a red jacket when he portrayed Jim Stark in ‘Rebel Without a Cause’ was considered uncouth at the time. However once immortalized on screen, James Dean had cemented a rebel 
uniform for his generation, and for many more to come….
To this day the crew neck is still considered a fashion essential amongst everyday men.
So when Equmen decided to launch their version of the iconic undershirt, the vision was clear. Head Designer Carolina Ale states ‘we wanted to take the legend of the crew and modernize the fit the needs of today’s man” says Ale.
This modern take on the classic crew neck tee will ‘help reduce neck and back pain, strengthen and support core muscles, improve you posture, enhance blood flow and circulation as well as regulate your body’s temperature making sure you stay clean, dry and supported all day,’ says Equmen’s CEO Anthony Pavlakis.
The shirt comes in black, white and new slate grey. Find them all at the Equmen site
Today’s Brief Distraction is from a new line from Timoteo called Cellblock 13. Its to embrace the kinkier side of men’s underwear. I saw the line at Magic and it will be out very shortly. In the mean time find them on Facebook and you will know when it is available or you can check the Timoteo Site!
If you’ve been following Jockstrap Central for the past few years, We’re sure you’re familiar with their Omtex Jocks. These fantastic jockstraps are not only one of their most comfortable athletic jocks they carry but they are expertly crafted and only available at Jockstrap Central.
Well, the good news is all seven styles of these already affordable jockstraps are now 20% off – but only for a week. The sale ends on Wednesday, March 14th at midnight. Shop early to avoid disappointment.
We hope you enjoyed the last Brief Distraction. This is a continuation of the C-IN2 Filthy line. This is the jockstrap in the line. I think it’s a very interesting line. We hae had some good comments on our Facebook page about it, what do you think of hte line? See another pic below!
Today’s Brief Distraction is from C-IN2. Yesterday we brought you information about the Filthy line and today we bring you another great pic. As you can see the underwear looks “filthy.” When I told to C-IN2 at Magic they told me each garment is hand rubbed to get the effect. It’s definitely a different look in underwear!
Today’s Brief Distraction is from Timoteo. This is another picture from photographer David Wagner. It also features model Michael Holland. We hope you enjoy the pictures!
Freshpair.com wants you to save on the sexiest styles it carries! They sent us this: “We’re currently offering 25% off on our most risqué styles, from brands such as: Gregg Homme (ending on the 9th!), Good Devil, Go Softwear, Joe Snyder, Intymen, Manstore, Male Power, Obviously, and Magic Silk.” So if you are looking for something sexy and fun definitely don’t let this sale go by without picking up a few pairs! The direct link is: http://www.freshpair.com/mens.html?query=Scandalous+Savings
C-IN2 announces it’s new “FILTHY” underwear collection. The homepage at C-IN2.com states, “Get FILTHY March 9th, 2012. It also uses the risqué double entendre, “Clean is for pussies!” The dedicated “FILTHY” page goes on to to describe the new line as, “When comparing squeaky clean to filthy dirty, one is definitely more sexy! Filthy is a collection of textured fabrics that have been hand-rubbed with pigments and dyes to give a dirty worn-in, worked-in look. Giving credit to just plain hard work, Filthy was born. If you work hard, sweat and like getting filthy dirty, C-IN2 lets you flaunt it.”
Are you “FILTHY” minded? Check C-IN2.com and be among the first to get their hands on (or assets in) something “FILTHY!”
C-IN2’s Creative Director Gregory Sovell, who incidentally is the founder of 2(x)ist and later moved on to open his next underwear brand: C-IN2, hinted at what was coming down the pipeline. “I always thought that the concept of ‘Dirty’ might be sexier than the notion of ‘Clean” the designer mentioned in a Racked.com interview last October. We were also treated to the steamy PAROLE video shoot by Rick Day in C-IN2’s continuing saga of when law enforcement and sexy bad boys meet. In the video, snippets of hot models as parole violators in a trailer home park were being rounded up and arrested wearing their “FILTHY” underwear. The sexy bad boys who wore the “FILTHY” briefs were: Tattooed Diogo De Castro Gomes: Bulging Anthony Gallo: and Super Sexy Chris Whelan.
Timoteo worked with photographer David Wagner and got some amazing portrait images of Michael. David Wagner shot different Timoteo Underwear and swim wear, and on an amazing body like Michael Holland everything looks great!! At 6’1″and very well built Michael knows how to work the camera. Let me know what you think.
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2wink is having a promotion. Spend QU$60 or more and receive a free pair of candy briefs or trunks valued at AU$24.95.
Shop at: http://www.2wink.com.au |
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2EROS is having a black sale! All things black are now 35% off!
Shop at: http://www.2eros.com |
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Check out these two new brands that will set you apart from the crowd: The Cover Male collection offers sleek, sensuous styles in lightweight Lycra that can be worn as either underwear or swimwear. Plus, official UFC Underwear is perfect for the warrior who cares about one thing: putting on a great show for his fans. Be among the first to experience these hot new designs.
Shop at: http://www.internationaljock.com |
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Brand NEW from Modus Vivendi is their FETISH collection made of cotton and full elastan with vinyl front strip and black nickel zipper. Available in fetish colors! Unzip it and turn it into the perfect item for the dark side of your lifestyle!!!
Shop at: http://www.histrunks.com |
Today’s Brief Distraction is from a brand new brand called Zylas. Its one of the newest brands in the world of men’s underwear. The initial collection is for the stripe lover. Most of the collection is also boxer briefs. I think we will see a lot more from Zylas soon. You can find them at some of your favorite retailers!
Do you want to be the Cover Photo on the Freshpair.com‘s Facebook Page? If you aren’t familiar the new Facebook pages have a big image at the top (as you see above).
Send a quality photo of yourself and your favorite underwear, socks, t-shirt, or anything you’ve purchased from Freshpair (keep it g-rated) to facebook@freshpair.com and check back to see if your image has been chosen as our Cover Photo! Be clever (you don’t have to wear undies in your photo, but feature them proudly) and have fun! Men of any shape or size!”
The address for the FreshPair Facebook page is: http://www.facebook.com/Freshpair
Today’s Brief Distraction is from Men’s Underwear Store. We brought you the first one yesterday and wanted to share this one as well. The model is again, Jay Byars from this season of Survivor. Let us know what you think.
Modus Vivendi is one of those underwear companies that has come on to the underwear scene, who’s designs are outside the box. I love to see a company take risks and not do the same boring white, grey and black. Modus Vivendi has used color, cuts and fabrics to define who they are in the world of men’s underwear. One of the greatest sources of inspiration is from their home country of Greece. This inspiration was used to create the Greek Gods line.
They have a brand new line in the Greek Gods section and it’s time to get inspiration from the dark side. It is a part of the Greek Gods collection and this time is Hades’ turn. This range is inspired from the typical rubber and vinyl underwear but with a Modus Vivendi twist. Cotton waistband with adjustable cords for better fit. Cotton and elastane made fabric (black in all items) with black, red, blue or yellow details. This range includes jockstraps, briefs and boxers.
Are you a fan of reality shows? If you answered yes, you may recognize the model for Men’s Underwear Store as Jay Byars. Jay is a current contestant on this season of Survivor. He modeled Rated M, Calvin Klein, 2xist, Andrew Christian, Male Power, Private Structure, and Hugo Boss. Check out their site for more pictures of Jay
McKillop U/W has really expanded their line up of underwear this year. As we have said they have always been known for their jocks, but they are looking to be known as a full underwear company. The lines they have expanded look great and if they fit as well as the jocks we predict them to be a hit! Here is what they told us about the new line.
Craftsmanship – Our New Collections have been redesigned with old world craftsmanship in mind, many of our styles especially Elevate are not made with mass production techniques. Many of our competitors wouldn’t dare to make the time consuming items that we make here at Mckillop UW. We are not interested in cutting corners; we are interested in making the best. Because these items are so intricately constructed our price point is a bit higher then in previous years but we are targeting a market that appreciates the finer things in life. Our Products are cut by hand, Pinned & caulked to precise measurements. We manufacture our elastics on a monthly small quantity bases because what most don’t know is that elastic looses quality and we offer a longer lasting item. Most briefs in the market today are fully computer automated sewing both legs at the same time on automated machines whereas ours are only made with human hands. This also helps us achieve our goal of bringing work back to North America, We are very proud to re-launch our brand in this way and we are happy you are on this journey with us.
Elevate – This collection is really unique with the first ever “-Real” butt lifting jock and the E brief; many companies have claimed to lift your assets but the thin elastic just doesn’t cut it. We have just shy of 2” of elastic running continuously from left to right like underwire which pulls you up, Also this elastic creates a smaller fabric area which gives the optical illusion of a small butt as your eye is drawn to the centre of the fabric and not the whole behind region.
Our 2012 version of our most popular item, our pouch is very new, this almost didn’t get released due to the fact that it gives you an obscene bulge, its like nothing we have made before and will really get you noticed. This item was finally launched due to an online poll of our customers and they said more bulge the better, so we shall see!
Daily Basics – This Collection is the jewel in the Mckillop crown, we set out to design the most comfortable collection of Briefs and Boxers and we have done just that! Our Daily Collection as a whole has every item possible from a jock to briefs to long johns and Pjs, all made from our signature modal. Our Daily collection is not an enhancement product but it is the most ergonomic collection on the market today. We have added plush 3/4” elastic around the legs (Briefs and Boxers) to make sure it doesn’t ride up and give full rear coverage (anything below the knee has 3/8” elastic, non of our Daily items are just hemmed (Pjs Excluded) . Every item in this collection has the same brief cut in the design so when someone knows the brief fits like a glove they will also know that the long johns and all of our other lengths will too. We are not joking when we say you will want 7 for every day!
The Traveller – This collection is a deconstructed brief and trunk design, using the minimum seams and thickness as possible. This collection is like a second skin that you barely notice is there, but gives you just enough support to get you through the day. This collection started as a jock or a pouch cover for the winter months, it was designed that where the waistband of the Traveller ends the Pouch elastic starts. Once constructed, we knew that limited to winter months was not in the best interest of our customers, so we thought bigger. The reason we came up with the name The Traveller is because after creating this item we found that it was so small that it rolled up into the size of a golf ball. What a perfect thing for packing on holiday whereas with packing “every inch counts.” These are sold on their own and with a Pouch combo.
Find all these at http://www.mckilloponline.com/
We bring you another great picture from Good Boy Gone Bad for our Brief Distraction. This past year started the trend with animal prints and we see it continuing well into this year. Good Boy Gone Bad is one doing great things with the fabric. We hope you enjoy!
I know spring is approaching because I always see more and more swimwear released. 2(x)ist has released its first line of swimwear. These are currently only available at the 2(x)ist site and Bloomingdale’s. The new swimwear consists of Core, Neon, Seersucker, Sport, Stripe and (X)-Print. Styles in these lines consist of Rio (Swimsuit), Bondi (Racing Suit), Cabo (Square Cut), Ibiza, Hampton (both swim shorts) and Maui (Board Short). These are currently only available at the 2(x)ist site and Bloomingdale’s.
These styles range in price from $75 to $125. They have just been released and ready for sale on the 2(x)ist site. Go check out all the new styles and I recommend looking at the Seersucker! To see examples of the styles click below
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Men’s Underwear Store wants you to be ready for your next trip. They have you covered, literally. That includes underwear, swimwear and shirts.
Shop at: http://www.mensunderwearstore.com |
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10Percent.com is having a big Weekend Clearance Blowout Sale. you can take 20% off all clearnce items.
Shop at: http://www.10percent.com |
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New Spring Styles—C-IN2, 2xist, and Calvin Klein In Stock The C-IN2 Pop Color and Stripes for spring have finally arrived! Available in three great colors: detergent (a brilliant blue), green swarm (a pastel green), and peppered raspberry (a reddish pink). We’ve also got new 2xist Brite, 2xist Touch, and 2xist Colour in stock, not to mention new spring fashions from Calvin Klein. Start shopping! Shop at: http://www.skiviez.com |
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Dear Tim,
If only there was a law that would do away with all the boring men’s underwear and make men wear the same things that we like. Once a guy experiences how soft and comfortable our satin undies feel against their skin, they would never go back to their old Y-front ways. Men, it’s time to ‘man up’ and wear sheer, satin, lace and latex from BodyAware Underwear for Men. Men would thank us for it, and so would their wives & girlfriends. We invite you to take a look at these intriquing designs, including – The New Window Brief – so sheer you can hardly spot them, – The Fantasy Catsuit – Having a superhero moment? Cover yourself completely in a soft blend of cotton and lycra. A head to toe experience. – The New Jet Brief and Thong – one of our most loved styles is now available in new colors and fabric! Let our spectacular polyamide fabric wrap you in gloriously soft and sheer delight. To see all of our latest styles, just go to ‘What’s New’ and enjoy browsing our latest happy pants! Shop at; http://www.bodyaware.com |
Today’s Brief Distraction is from Good Boy Gone Bad. I got to meet with them while in Vegas. They have some great new styles coming. Our coverage will start this weekend and go for about two weeks. We have videos and in depth interviews.
