I probably shouldn’t be at all surprised, but I didn’t know Joe Boxer made briefs! I thought they just did boxers and boxer-briefs…
I’m not exactly sure what pair this is, since there clearly isn’t a fly here… I don’t see any flyless Joe Boxer briefs except for bikini briefs, and those don’t generally have material around the hips or a big branded waistband like the pair here has.
Anyway, the way the model is sitting here, it’s a bit hard to judge the true shape of these briefs. The material looks very soft and comfortable, but I’m wondering if the pair is slightly bigger on him than it should be, with how much the fabric is kinda folding up in places.
Still wouldn’t mind trying a pair like this myself at some point! Especially if it’s borrowing from the model here. X-D
Material: 100% Cotton and soft as you’d expect it! (You might suggest it’s a function of this pair’s pre-collection age, but it has always been super-soft.) Aesthetic: You can’t really go wrong with a classic white, plus a true Joe Boxer vintage white-waistband-with-bold-black-text waistband – unless, of course, the pair has aged to the point of looking thin and ragged, which this pair somewhat has. Still, if you can get your hands on a crisp, fresh pair of classic white boxer-briefs like this pair, I’d say go for it! Waistband: Feeling-wise, what you expect of most waistbands. Sits right up at or beneath the waist; good size. Pouch: The one downside for having a truly classic white (boxer) brief look is that there’s essentially no shape whatsoever to the pouch – it’s super flat. The one upside to this pair is that it’s not entirely a true traditional vertical fly – the inner fly opening is a looser, non-trimmed horizontal opening not unlike the inner fly opening in the Jack Adams Core Cycle Trunk. However, while the inner opening of the fly has easy access, the outer opening is NOT, at least not by design. The opening is small and attaches too far up the “V” structure of the brief, making this more similar to the AC Tagless Brief. At least, it was – as you can see from the photos below, I’ve made a modification to the pair. Back in my late teens, I was as annoyed with the inaccessible fly opening as I am now, but I still loved the overall feel of the pair and the inner fly opening, so I decided to take a pair of scissors to the pair. Snip snip! You can see now that the right and left “triangles” formed by the trim/piping are no longer the same size. I wouldn’t do this to any pair I’ve purchased recently, or at least any pair that’s worth more than $6 or $8 – I think this is only a real option for underwear that you’d buy in bulk and isn’t designed to stand out.
Backside: Like the front, rather flat, though there’s at least a slight curve between the legs. Legs: At this point in time, they’re getting worn and loose, but they were similar to the Core Cycle Trunk originally, if a bit shorter. Overall: 2.5/5 – I do love sleeping in these, and they’re good to wear for a day in the office as well, but they’re really hard to find at this point, (the closest I’ve found are here,)and you can do sooooo much better pouch-wise anyway. Great for: Sleepwear Good for: Everyday wear, Loungewear
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