Mossimo – low-rise boxer brief – Red – Small

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Yes, it’s my 100th review! For this special occasion, I’m taking it all the way back to the very first “stylish” pair I bought for myself back in early grad school…

Material: 95% Cotton, 5% Spandex, moderately soft and very stretchy! The fabric has a bit of a sheet-y nature that makes it feel like there’s definitely some synthetic fabric in there, so it doesn’t pull off the cotton-y feel that many other pairs with similar blends do, but it’s still very nice. It’s certainly lightweight!
Aesthetic: Simple, but the bright white piping framing the bold main fabric provides a great visual pop that helped lead me to buying a full rainbow of this line back when I first started getting “into” underwear; this red pair was actually my very first “nice” underwear purchase.
Waistband: Pretty typical as waistbands go, especially for a big-box-store, and thankfully it’s not too stiff. The pure, bright white is a nice stylish choice to not make it look boring, and it stays on at that low-rise position fairly well.
Pouch: Being a big-box option, these briefs sport a fairly flat front; that said, the way the front panels of the fly are constructed combined with the stretchy nature of the fabric means that the front panels do a good job of conforming to your junk, giving a nice cupping feeling with a little bit of shape to the “pouch” even if it’s not obviously built-in. And the fly! It’s been a while since I reviewed a pair with a fly, (#86 I think,) especially a traditional vertical fly like this pair sports (#79, which was before a break or two). The fly here is very well-done, incredibly easy to use with just one hand, and as I’ve demonstrated on a few other briefs in the past, it even allows you to pull 100% of your junk through without any uncomfortable tightness from below or side-to-side! This is how you pull off traditional vertical flies, everyone.

Backside: Just a plain, solid color, so not much to look at, though the bright white waistband helps in that sense. The fabric is also tight enough that the back doesn’t look like an unflattering expanse, and the little arch between the legs also provides a bit of nice visual structure.
Legs: Fairly good length, but IMO could be a bit longer to cover my big thighs. The hems are quite comfortable! Very little difference between them and the rest of the legs. They’ll roll up a little bit over time – again, could be longer, would fix that aspect – but it’s a fairly small problem with this pair.
Other: Sadly, Mossimo’s agreement to sell with Target died a while ago, and I don’t think it’s easy to get these pairs any more. That’s a shame since this pair (this entire line, actually) holds a special place in my heart as what started my collection. And, honestly, for being a big-box-ish line, these have held up amazingly well over the years! (Moreso than the original Andrew Christian pair I ever ordered.)
Overall: 3.5/5 – a very solid generic pair to have in your collection! Especially if you want your “everyday” selection to have that nice pop of color.
Great for: Everyday wear
Good for: Loungewear, Activewear(?), Sex wear(?)

Sheath – 4.0 Dual Pouch Boxer Brief – Purple – M

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Material: 92% Modal, 8% Elastane, which is a small shift toward Elastane versus the 3.21 Boxer Brief. The fabric is a little bit cooler to the touch than the 3.21, and also has lower friction. Sheath also chose to go thinner this time, making the pair all the more lightweight and breathable.
Aesthetic: Definitely a bit more stylish and sporty than the 3.21! The 3.21 almost looks like a winter pair for warmth, or at least a “lazy weekend indoors” pair; the 4.0 looks like what a moderately athletic office worker might wear on the day to day in spring or fall. For this color of the 4.0 in particular, I think the white waistband gives a nice pop and, against the solid purple base of the pair, almost looks like a bit of a fabric belt, more so than other contrasting-waistband looks I’ve seen. Worth noting that the 4.0 also has options that are not solid-color affairs, which is not something you got with the 3.21.
Waistband: Definitely soft and very stretchy! This is probably the most noticeable contrast to the 3.21, which had the fabric of the main pair wrapped all the way around the waistband. It mad the 3.21’s waistband incredibly soft and comfy, but also a little bulky; the 4.0 sacrifices almost all of the bulk while still being incredibly comfy as traditional waistbands go. Good, typical height; sits at or above the hips – I’m not sure if the rise was intended to be different between the 3.21 and the 4.0, but at least personally, the 4.0 feels more natural sitting a bit higher.
Pouch: I went into all the details of Sheath’s dual pouch design last time, so I won’t rehash them here. All I’ll say is that they’ve still got one of the best dual-pouch designs in the business! Cradles your balls in a separate pocket, and the fly is incredibly easy for you to use. I think the lighter fabric of the 4.0 also makes the pouch a little more prominent than the 3.21 pouch was – not that the 3.21 didn’t let you show off a bit – but the 4.0 somewhat lets your balls factor into the overall look of your package while the 3.21 mostly only let your willie show.

Backside: Not too much to say here that I didn’t say for the 3.21, although I think the more-athletically-minded design of the 4.0 versus the 3.21 factors in to making the backside of the 4.0 a bit more taut and shapely, somewhere between the 3.21 and the Saxx pair I compared the 3.21 to. There is a “tag” printed on the inside of the backside here, but it fades very quickly; you won’t notice it at all.
Legs: Again, the fabric of the 4.0 feels a tad bit tighter than that of the 3.21, which here is a good thing as I noted the slight feeling of looseness before.
Overall: 5/5 – I gave the 3.21 a 4.5/5 if only because they were a bit expensive, and while the price for the 4.0 is about the same (unless you catch it on sale – which they are as I’m writing this post) the 4.0 is, I think, just a sliver better than the 3.21, so it gets to join the 5/5 club.
Great for: Everyday wear, Loungewear, Activewear
Good for: Sleepwear, Sexy wear(?), Sex wear(?)

Old Navy – Soft-Washed Flex Briefs – White – M

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Material: 96% Cotton, 4% Spandex, which seems to be a common theme among many of my recently reviewed pairs! The actual make of this fabric is a bit weightier (and a bit softer?) than recent comparisons – which, as a traditional “whitey tighty”, makes perfect sense and is executed quite well.
Aesthetic: I’ve spoken about the range of sexiness levels for whitey tighties multiple times before, and these fall somewhere in the middle I guess. There’s nothing to accentuate the white-ness of this pair, so you either like it or you don’t. Compared specifically to the CK briefs I reviewed a while back, I think this pair looks a little more polished and professional, doing so while sacrificing a bit of the visual “pop” that CK brought with the colored waistband. And, to be entirely fair, Old Navy also has alternate colorations of this style that are white with a grey waistband, which I think are unambiguously a bit better to look at than the CK briefs from before. Even though the pair I’m wearing here is an inherited pair, (i.e. the amount of wear is similar,) the cut and fabric are still tighter than what CK brought.
Waistband: Overall, very comfy typical waistband, which in this case sits about at the waist.
Pouch: Whitey tighties are known for not having very good pouches in general, and I think this is the one area where the CK brief excels just a bit more – there really isn’t much of a pouch here at all. I’m not sure if it’s just due to the slightly tighter fabric, or if there’s an actual difference in the cut causing this front to be a bit flatter. You can clearly see a single little pleat right where your balls are on this pair, so there definitely is some effort to button things up here. And even though I say there isn’t much of a pouch here, it thankfully doesn’t go the way of actually smushing your junk against you uncomfortably in any way. There’s still a relatively nice cupping feeling and freedom of movement, plus the fabric is so soft, it feels pretty good.
Backside: Very comfy, and as far as tighty-whities go, actually not un-flattering at all! While still covering essentially all of your cheeks, it doesn’t look over-stretched or loose at all, which is a very difficult line to toe! Definitely better than CK briefs before.
Legs: Not much to say about the leg openings on these briefs. Not too loose, nor cutting in to your torso or thighs either.
Other: Shout out to @twoguysin202 on Tumblr, who I frequently chat with (they’ve followed my blog almost since the beginning) and sent me this pair for Christmas! Always fun wearing someone else’s undies. ;-D
Overall: 4/5 – all in all, a great pair! Comfy, doesn’t look bad at all, (unless you hate the whitey tighty look in general,) very easy pair to just throw on for any given day.
Great for: Everyday wear, Sleepwear
Good for: Loungewear

Veni Masse – Multi-function separate ball hammock Boxer Brief – Grey – L

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Material: 95% Cotton, 5% Spandex, and it almost feels a bit denser than normal cotton, you almost can’t tell the spandex is there (which would, in theory, make the fabric feel a bit more breathable and light). Still very soft, and overall a great feeling against the skin if you’re used to and prefer underwear that feels like something (as opposed to the “feels like wearing nothing at all” crowd).
Aesthetic: I’ve talked about the solid grey look before, so I won’t say much more here! Just a nice, very casual pair, with just enough visual variety from the waistband to not be utterly boring. (The textured, mesh-like ball pouch is a little distracting, but it’s not the easiest thing to notice right off the bat.)
Waistband: Fairly normal as waistbands go! Nicely soft and stretchy, with a fairly normal height to it too. One thing that’s clear in my pictures, though, is that I was completely unable to get a picture with the hips of the waistband staying properly un-rolled-down. The waistband is soft enough that this isn’t an issue at all from a comfort standpoint, but it’s not the most attractive look around.
Pouch: The dual- or triple-pouch here is almost exactly the same as the previous Veni Masse pair, with three main differences. First, and most obvious, is the fabric itself, which is a bit thicker and softer, which means a more normal amount of fabric friction and a bit less stretch as well. Neither of these are bad things, as the bit more friction comes with the softer, more cotton-y feel, so that’s expected if you like that kind of underwear, and the lower amount of stretch also makes sense for the fabric. Honestly, this pair’s fabric makes the pair feel more like it’s for a day of relaxing and staying at home, or at least one where comfort is more important than mobility; it holds your junk in place and in soft comfort, and that’s that. The other differences between this pouch and that from the previous pair come lower down, as this pouch’s sleeve does not have a lower opening, so between that and the less stretch it means that this pair is intended to have your willie angled up an nothing else; also, the ball pouch – while looking kinda mesh-like from a distance, is definitely solid. It’s a different fabric than the rest of the pair, and cradles your balls nicely, but it is not nearly as breathable as the previous pair.
Backside: Solid grey backside, nothing particularly special, but still a nice casual look! (Maybe a little more than casual with a bit of under-cheek showing like in my picture above… Eeep.) Also separates the cheeks like the previous Veni Masse pair did, and the tag is the same too.
Legs: These leg openings grip your legs a bit more than those with the modal fabric, but the general shape, fit, and comfort are the same as before.
Overall: 3.5/5 – Despite all the similarities between this pair and the one before, especially the amazing dual- or triple-pouch design, the difference the fabric type makes is huge. Now, I’m one to generally enjoy the soft, cotton-y, wear-for-a-day-at-your-desk pairs of underwear, and this is definitely a nice pair in that sense, but there are others that do it better, and even though the previous Veni Masse is made for a more active and show-off-y lifestyle than I’m used to, I think I still like that pair better than this one. To each their own, though!
Great for: Everyday wear
Good for: Loungewear, Sleepwear

Veni Masse – Breathable multi-function separate ball hammock Boxer Brief – “Brown” (orange) – L

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Material: 88% Modal, 12% Spandex, at least as stated on the tag, as it’s advertised online as a 90/10 blend instead. Very sporty, lightweight, low-friction feel, and has a nice stretch too. Not sure what either the mesh or the waistband fabric makeup is, though.
Aesthetic: Not sure how to describe it, aside from maybe “active” or “flashy”? The mesh paneling around the pouch certainly gives the sporty look, and there are so many panels to see right up front, it just generally looks impressive. There’s a bit of a visual disconnect between the main body of the pair and the waistband itself with the red-white-and-blue stripes that don’t match anything else, but it’s honestly not that big of a distraction IMO.
Waistband: As sport and kinda-synthetic as the main fabric is, the waistband is nicely soft and more like a more solid cotton-based waistband. It has a good stretch to it, and sits above the hips, at or below the waist.

Pouch: This is another dual-pouch pair of underwear, with a nice rounded area of the mesh below for your balls and a nice hole in the first inner layer of mesh for your willie to go through. Interestingly, though, I might almost count this as a triple-pouch pair of underwear, because the “front pouch” actually is made of TWO layers of fabric constructed like a sleeve to hold your willie in place. The fabric is not so tight that you have to use the sleeve, either – and even though there is an opening at the top of the sleeve, I wouldn’t recommend using it as a functional fly, because that opening doesn’t stretch downward enough to make it very useful for any activity; that is, as long as your willie is in the sleeve, it’s going to be pointed straight up. I personally like wearing my willie straight upward, all other things being equal, so I love that part of the design, but as you can see below, it is possible to not use the sleeve and let yourself hang to the side or downward as well (though the downward opening is so far down, it might not be very comfortable trying to aim forward for whatever reason) – and the fabric is giving enough that it’s incredibly to switch between sleeved and side-hanging whenever you want.

Backside: Solid color backside is nothing to write home about, but it is a comfortable backside, and it does provide some separation between your cheeks, which looks kinda nice. There’s a tag on the inside of the back, but it’s very soft, completely unnoticeable to me.
Legs: The legs are a little on the short side, especially when worn on my thighs, (almost makes the pair look more like a trunk than like boxer briefs,) but they’re definitely comfy enough! The legs are just as stretchy as the rest of the fabric, and surprisingly they don’t roll up very much.
Other: Like a bunch of Asian-band underwear, there doesn’t seem to be official names for any of their cuts, so the “name” shown above is just the best description I could come up with, especially to differentiate it from other Veni Masse pairs I’ll be reviewing next. (And, if anyone is tired of seeing my dick flopping about, this is the last time for a while, sorry!)
Overall: 5/5 – I think this is a really great pair! Really breathable, really easy-going, and I love the unique dual- (or triple-)pouch design. The amount of individual fabric panels involved, especially with some being mesh, gives the pair an almost-gear-like look to it, too, so if your partner is into that sort of thing, bonus!
Great for: Activewear
Good for: Loungewear, Everyday wear, Sexy wear(?)

Separatec – Cotton Functional Fly Boxer Briefs – Maroon/Olive/Blue stripes – M

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Material: 96% Cotton, 4% Spandex, which generally comes across as very soft (and is) but the fabric on these pairs is somewhat thin and sleek. Very good stretch. The website says these are “designed for daily wear” and I think they pretty well nailed it. You know it’s underwear, and it’s comfortable underwear.
Aesthetic: The striping on the pairs, combined with the darker waistband and leg openings, provides a nice bit of visual appeal, more to look at that a solid plain color, but done in a very reserved way. Going with the “designed for daily wear” thing, I can absolutely see these as a pair you would be wearing under your pants at your desk at work, or maybe on a lazy weekend when you’re trying to impress absolutely no one but still feel slightly stylish for yourself. That all said, the choice to pipe the “functional fly” part of the pair (we’ll get to that in a bit) with the darker fabric of the waistband & leg hems gives and impressive visual draw, with the shape almost insinuating a slimming effect or natural curves on its own.
Waistband: Pretty typical as waistbands go; good stretch and soft enough while also staying on fairly well. Wears at or above the hips.
Pouch: Back when I introduced Saxx and Sheath to my blog, I had the impression that they were relatively unique in the men’s underwear market at putting lots of thought and specialized architecture into making their pouches as fancy as some women’s bras were – lift and separate! In the two years since, I’ve now seen a ton of brands that really cater to the male anatomy, and Separatec is one of several brands to advertise a “dual pouch” design, intended for keeping your boys comfy. For Separatec, this means that your balls are taken care of in a nice, rounded protrusion pouch at the bottom of the pair, which doesn’t have any extra structure inside to separate your balls from your thighs, but the shape of this pouch means any extra structure isn’t needed, as it holds your balls forward quite nicely. Your willie slides through a small hole in the inner layer of fabric to fill down into the main pouch, and I mean down – the pouch is incredibly generous below, but it fairly slim against your body up top. This, along with the fact that the fly openings don’t provide a ton of side-to-side stretch on their own, actually means that the “functional fly” isn’t all that functional – it would take some force to hold the hems open enough to let your dick through, especially if you’re still soft, due to the fact that these openings are also somewhat high up the pair. No need to fret, though – the main pouch is actually open at the bottom, and the pouch is so shapely itself that the amount of fabric there makes is very easy to just slip your willie out from below with the pouch fabric bunched up and out of the way for you to do whatever you want. So, in essence, this pair does have a fairly functional fly – just with the general Separatec pouch design and not with two openings specifically made for this pair.

Backside: Fairly plain, but the stripes make it nice to look at nonetheless, especially with a fairly good under-cheek shape. You can kinda see the “tag” that’s printed on the inside of the back, but unlike other print-on “tags”, this one never feels sticky or sweat-inducing.
Legs: Very nice! I like the length, and the leg openings themselves are quite soft, comfy, and stretchy while basically always staying in place. They may feel just a hair tight at times, but this is rare and barely noticeable.
Overall: 4.5/5 – these are amazing boxer briefs, and I think the 3-pack was so incredibly worth it. Especially living in a world where WFH is the norm, these are great everyday pairs – just as was apparently intended. Although the visuals aren’t the sexiest around, a full pouch on these boys certainly will draw some attention – and Separatec makes both trunks and briefs with these pouches as well, so those will likely look even sexier when full. Not a full 5/5 only because the intended “functional fly” isn’t, and also because the fabric does have a bit of thickness/weight to it. X-D
Great for: Everyday wear, Loungewear
Good for: Sleepwear, Sexy wear(?), Sex wear(?)

I realize that Fruit of the Loom, despite is ubiquity, has yet to make it to one of my reviews so far, personal or reblog. That oversight is now being corrected!

The fabric on this pair doesn’t look amazing – looks like it’s a very “flat” material that can’t decide whether it’s trying to be a soft, cotton-y pair or a more lightweight or even athletic pair. That said, the length of the legs looks like it’d be something I appreciate – maybe not quite as long as I would like, but still some nice substantial legs nonetheless. Also, that’s a fairly shapely pouch for such a generic brand, not to mention it’s on a traditional vertical fly! I certainly wouldn’t be opposed to trying this pair out, and maybe I’d be surprised by the fabric.

Sheath – 3.21 Dual Pouch Boxer Brief – Grey – M

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Material: 95% Modal, 5% Elastane, really sleek feeling, and also done here to be a bit thicker than a lot of other pairs that have similar material. Not super-thick to the point of being builky, but definitely intended to have a sense of “solid” to it, as opposed to similar-fabric fashion pairs where the material is lightweight and show-off-y-thin. It certainly helps with a bit of extra warmth in this cooler season! Though it’s not hot in warmer wearing either.
Aesthetic: Solid color, plain and utilitarian. You won’t turn any heads with this pair, but that’s not a bad thing – especially for a pair that’s all about comfort and functionality.
Waistband: A nice middle-height waistband that’s covered with an extension of the fabric. Low-rise but can also be worn a bit higher if you want.
Pouch: Like the previously-reviewed Saxx, Sheath Underwear is known for – and heavily markets – its unique inner pouch design, made with the intent of providing nuanced support and separation for the male anatomy. And even though it’s focused on a bunch of inside design elements, it also somewhat does shape the profile of your bulge, so there’s a little bit of showing-off involved. But it’s mostly meant to compartmentalize “willie and the boys” such that there’s no skin-on-skin contact (and in a way to eliminate chafing, which is probably why the fabric is nice and low-friction itself). While Sheath started with their “Zen” single-pouch design, which is a loose panel of fabric on the inside of the pouch meant to come up under the boys and make a little “cup” for them to hang inside, almost all of Sheath’s men’s boxer-briefs now have their “Dual Pouch” design, which takes the entire height of the pouch (inside the cup) and adds an extra top-to-bottom panel of fabric with a single circular hole (nicely hemmed) for your willie to stick through as well. This, per their website, is “for a gentle and unobtrusive separation between the penis and testicles”.

A nice benefit of this is that it’s allowed them to take the outside layer of the pouch and add a very-easy-access fly on the edge of the pouch, which (to me at least) is a massive bonus. It also lets the outside and middle panels to be loosely shaped – it’s the inside panel of the cup that’s up against the body – so it has a slight advantage over Saxx’s flat, single-panel design in that regard. Both brands are incredibly successful at well-providing a highly comfortable environment for your family jewels. While I would say that Sheath is even more effective in this regard, it does come at a small price of effort: the main cup of the inner pouch doesn’t naturally come up under your balls just from pulling the pair on, and even if it did, your willie isn’t likely to slot right into its intended hole either. So you’ll have to take an extra second or two when pulling them on in the morning or after going #2 (but not going #1, thankfully!) but I think that’s a small price to pay for how nicely these fit and feel.
Backside: Not too much to speak of back here! Which is understandable; like with Saxx, all of the design effort went into the front. The fabric here isn’t as tight as the material Saxx used, so there’s a little less natural shaping here as it’s not holding your cheeks in place as much, but that’s fine by me. At the very least, there’s enough shape that it looks like it has some nice separation between the legs. And, for once, there isn’t a tag at all! I’m not sure how they got away with that…
Legs: Not loose-loose, but definitely not what you’d call tight; the legs here are sized just enough to lie against your thighs without providing any real squeeze – so there’s not a ton of support here, but they won’t bunch up when pulling your pants up, or anthing like that. Side note: while most of Sheath’s underwear are “boxer-briefs” with 3.5 inch inseams, they also offer “trunks” with 1.5 inch legs and “sport performance boxers” with great 8 inch inseams (as well as full-leg-length pants).
Other: The pair I have is marketed as grey, but to me it seems to have a definite greenish shade to it.
Overall: 4.5/5 – I love this pair and you will too! The only minor drawback – and the only reason I’m not giving it a full 5/5 – is that the unique inner pouch design (and nice fabric) drives up the price a little bit. You can get a pair with the Zen single pouch for less than $25, but you won’t get below that price for the double pouch unless you splurge on a multipack.
Great for: Everyday wear, Activewear, Sleepwear
Good for: Loungewear, Sex wear(?)

Clever – Kiwi Open-fly Brief – Grape Stripe – M

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Material: 94% Nylon, 6% Spandex, and though it very clearly and unsurprisingly feels synthetic, it’s a few soft and mostly breathable kind of “synthetic” that I can’t say I’ve felt before! It’s also ever so slightly sheer in the “darker” stripes of the pair – not very much, only easy to tell when held up to the light, but still fun (and probably why it feels more breathable than other clearly-synthetic pairs I’ve encountered).
Aesthetic: It’s a mix of darker colors, which gives it a somewhat muted look, and yet it’s simultaneously a fairly bold combination with the purple, maroon, and navy. The striping is also a huge plus, as it gives the pair a very stylish touch.
Waistband: Fairly typical as waistbands go. Sits at or maybe even slightly above the hips.
Pouch: This is where I’m really surprised with this pair! There’s not a huge amount of definition or shape to the pouch, (though it’s spacious enough, especially lower,) which can be somewhat expected of a brief with a vertical fly like this pair has. But look at the fly’s orientation – it opens to the LEFT instead of the RIGHT! I’ve literally never encountered a “left-handed fly” before. X-D Unfortunately for all you lefties out there, the outside and inside panels of the fly have such a large overlap that the fly is somewhat uncomfortable to use, even though each opening itself is quite forgiving. (Then there’s also the issue that the zipper flies on most pants are still right-opening themselves, so there’s a bit of a zig-zag to navigate there even in typical usage.)
Backside: Simple enough! Full coverage, done well. The stripes here are particularly useful for making the backside, espeically a big one like this, look nice. The tag hangs down in the back; it’s very soft and basically not noticeable.
Legs: Nothing major to write home about with the leg opennigs here. Like the openings to the fly, the hems to the legs are soft and very forgiving – to much better effect here, obviously.
Overall: 4/5 – despite the big issues with the orientation and usability of the fly, I’m going out on a limb and giving this a 4/5 because it’s honestly a really comfortable and fairly good-looking pair.
Great for: Everyday wear
Good for: Activewear, Loungewear, Sexy wear

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Aussiebum Classic briefs here

Do you remember the review I did way back at the beginning of this blog for the WonderYears brief? How I mentioned it had a nice pouch but awful fly, and was similar to another pair of Aussiebum briefs I had? Yeah, that was this Classic style of Aussiebum briefs.

This pic, while also having an amazing pouch, just gives another angle of how badly the fly is designed. You can barely see the openings! But you can definitely tell that they’re there. So again: looks amazing, but the fly sucks, and the legs do too FWIW.