Pop-Out Your Package! | Abercrombie + Hollister Fellas' Spring-Summer 2013 Underwear – Part I: The Boxer Briefs Edition...

That’s right fellas. Pop-Out Your Package! guy talk is back on THE HOTTEST BLOG! It’s that popular, seasonal discourse where we break out the 411 on how to look our best when pants drop hot...

In this part 1, we’ll be tackling boxer briefs. Long gone are the days when boxer shorts ruled as the norm in mens undies; and also when trunks and briefs/boxer briefs were second to boxers and only came in white and shades of gray. That’s been basically over for like three years now (although the trend was picking up in the late-2000s). Why? Times have changed. Style-conscious attitude in men has been exploding – from New York, to London, to Shanghai, guys up-to-date in the latest in mens style are even roaming about with trending mens bags – and form-fitting (and enhancing), stylish underwear is the way to go in this modern age. Plaid, to-your-knees, loose-as-hell boxer shorts are dinosaurs of past and irrelevant to today’s wear. Form-fitting undies with quality design and construction are your smart choice for slim-straight, skinny, and super skinny fit jeans/pants. Stupid be the guy who wears boxer shorts with slims or skinnies. (But we’ll talk more on boxer shorts in part II). Boxer shorts will never really go out of fashion, in the foreseeable future, because they are convenient in other ways and forms, but undies like boxer briefs are now at the forefront appropriately so.

There are other great form-fitting undies for guys – the brief (no legs, just bum and package) and the trunk (with legs resting at the very top of your thighs), for example. You wanna go for great, name-brand, non-athletic jockstraps? Go for it! They’ve also been gaining traction for their liberal feel. But Abercrombie & Fitch Co. only produces boxer briefs – with legs resting below the top of your thighs, but generally lower than the trunk – for the time being. To our inspection, A&F inappropriately labeled what were really boxer briefs as “trunks” back in Spring 2012 (something they revised after we mentioned it on the blog). There are no “trunks” now. Though we should mention that some retailers do consider the “trunk” a type of boxer brief. Furthermore, there is no industry standard for the length of the legs on boxer briefs and trunks. But to put all confusion aside, think of it this way: the boxer brief is a hybrid of the boxer shorts and brief style...so a boxer brief should be form-fitting and with legs of reasonable length...a length which could come below the top of the thigh or to a longer length above the knee. As so...

Trunks are just with legs resting at the very top of the thighs. But again, there is no industry standard for lengths of both. Confusing as hell – and there should really be an industry standard established! – but hopefully you have a sense of how things should be. Got it?

So anyway, this Spring-Summer 2013, it’s all about never-before-seen, fresh, bright pop-out colors!

On inspection at an Abercrombie & Fitch canoe store, the line really stood out in display among the other surrounding merchandise. And some select waist bands with the embroidered name-brand in pop-out color...incredible...with enough imagination, on some of them, you’d think them as holographic waist bands! They’re that cool. That striking. The design, color choice, and lighting on display...just fantastic. Although we do have to give props to the 'Keene Valley' range for its bright-bold simplicity which makes it the noteworthy A&F undies statement of the season.

There’s nothing really new-new about the abercrombie kids collection of boxer briefs for Spring 2013, but we do recognize the 'allen mountain' rage for its cool correlation with the A&F 'Keene Valley' range.

With Hollister, dude, it’s all happenin’ at the 'Surfers Point' range! The bold stripe patterns with outstanding color game-play totally work to make this arguably among the top best HCo undies ranges.

The consensus? The 'Keene Valley' and 'Surfers Point' undies come hand-in-hand as the #Spring2013 winners! But you know we’re all inclusive. So take a look at our sample selection of each boxer briefs range...

ABERCROMBIE & FITCH
	ABERCROMBIE & FITCH MENS SLIDE BROOK BOXER BRIEFS Shown in turquoise and red US$18 Check it out (here)!
	ABERCROMBIE & FITCH MENS KEENE VALLEY BOXER BRIEFS Shown in white and red US$18 Check it out (here)!
	ABERCROMBIE & FITCH MENS HOPKINS TRAIL BOXER BRIEFS Shown in navy stripe US$18 Check it out (here)!
abercrombie
	abercrombie guys allen mountain boxer briefs Shown in pink US$12.50 Check it out (here)!
	abercrombie guys baker mountain boxer briefs Shown in green stripe US$12.50 Check it out (here)!
	abercrombie guys mason mountain boxer briefs Shown in white icon US$12.50 Check it out (here)!
HOLLISTER Co.
	HOLLISTER Co. DUDES MARINA PARK BOXER BRIEFS Shown in red US$12.50 Check it out (here)!
	HOLLISTER Co. DUDES SOLIMAR BOXER BRIEFS Shown in blue stripe US$12.50 Check it out (here)!
	HOLLISTER Co. DUDES SURFERS POINT BOXER BRIEFS Shown in pink and green stripe US$12.50 Check it out (here)!

Explore the entire collections instores and online! Also, heads up for next week’s Pop-Out Your Package! Part II: The Boxer Shorts Edition...

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Pop Out Your Package! | The Spring-Summer 2012 Men's Undies Review...

The ladies have Gilly Hicks, but what about the fellas? Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie, and Hollister have got you butt covered, guys!

With details of stripes and checks and solid cool, the collections of boxers and boxer briefs play it bad-ass with a masculine punch! But let's clarify a few little things first. Boxers are boxers and everyone knows they are loose-fitting and in a shorts-style. Moving along, the A&F Family also offers boxer briefs which it sometimes labels as "trunks." Boxer briefs' legs extend to the top of your thighs, but are generally longer than the trunk fit which has its legs at the very top of your thighs. Nevertheless, there is no industry standard for the length of the legs on boxer briefs and trunks. Thus, you may come across underwear labeled as "trunk" when it actually has legs that seem more like boxer briefs – A&F does this. Anyway, some retailers just consider the "trunk" a type of boxer brief.

With all that in mind, head down under to check out this season's styles...

Abercrombie & Fitch

See the entire collection of underwear (here, US site)

Colden Dam in gray and white stripe.
US$22, abercrombie.com

True to its exclusive traditions of Casual Luxury, Abercrombie & Fitch keeps it classic and sophisticated with its collection of grays and navies for its boxer briefs. The Colden Dam line (see it here) is labeled as the "stretch cotton trunk" fit but is nevertheless in the boxer brief category. This line is a continuum of stripes designs, in either navy or gray, which have become typical of A&F boxer briefs collections. They are total classics that will give your look further detail and cool...specially whenever your jeans slide off...

What's also a classic? Solid colors! Gray, dark gray, and white keep it basic. All three colors are available in boxer brief and trunk fits. The Hays Brook line (see it here) is in the "stretch cotton brief" fit and it is indeed a boxer brief as its legs are longer than the Brant Lake (see it here) "stretch cotton trunk".

And when it comes to boxers, there's the awesome Allen Mountain (see it here) line-up of navy, blue, green, pink, and white that states prepster cool! Navy, blue, green, and pink are available in Abercrombie moose, dot, or check patterns. White is only available in Abercrombie moose pattern.

You can purchase a pair from the Colden Dam, Hays Brook, Brant Lake and Allen Mountain lines for US$22 a piece. Or you could be a smart guy and get yourself a deal by buying 2 for US30 and save about 31% off of the regular price!


abercrombie

See the entire collection of underwear (here, US site)

Newcomb Lake in white stripe.
US$16, abercrombiekids.com

Inspired by its older sibling, abercrombie kids maintains tradition and style. The Newcomb Lake line brings to guys boxer briefs in broad or thin stripes in navy and gray, and solid color in navy and white. A more simple collection of boxer briefs than at A&F, it's nevertheless enough to keep things classic cool!

The Lake Placid boxers then provide loose comfort in navy, blue, pink, and white of designs in Abercrombie moose or plaid.

All underwear is US$16 individually, but a deal of 2 for US$20, with about 37% off of the regular price, is undeniable!


Hollister Co.

See the entire underwear collection (here, US site)

1,000 Steps Beach in turquoise and white stripe.
US$16, hollisterco.com

Everything Hollister is SoCal cool! ...And that includes its undies for Dudes! For its 1,000 Steps Beach line of boxer briefs, Hollister makes sweet use of navy, blue, and turquoise in broad or thin stripes. Honestly, the turquoise in broad stripes stands out the most...they have a look of cool as ice! Solid colors include navy and white, but the navy gets the vote for the hottest of the solid color boxer briefs! Seriously, though, with a cool ass waist band like that, HCo boxer briefs all make for a fine addition in any Dude's drawer!

The Old Steps boxer collection carries more various offerings in design than A&F and abercrombie. There are the stripes and the check looks in navy, blue, turquoise, and pink. Those are nice. Yeah, but who doesn't like the iconic HCo seagull?! There are boxers of HCo seagull pattern in colors of navy, blue, and pink for those hardcore fans who like to be more ostentatious with their favorite logo! And finally, its the surfer lifestyle, baby... Why not add some flower-print boxers in either navy or blue!

The best thing about this is that Hollister underwear comes at US$16 a piece – boxers and boxer briefs – at the same price as that of abercrombie kids! Thus, the offer of 2 for US$20, with about 37% off of the regular price, also stands for HCo.



It is highly recommended for guys to incorporate higher-grade underwear, such as from our favorite brands, into their look. Seriously, the type of underwear a guy wears says loads about him. Furthermore, menswear designers and retailers are noting that the modern man is increasingly interested in fashion – his style and appearance – than his fellow predecessors were. In fact, growth in the menswear industry has outstripped growth in womenswear in the upscale market!

Also, now that slimmer fits in jeans are more in style, only briefs will do as underwear. Wearing boxers with jeans is a bad move since there will be folds inside the legs of your jeans because the boxers are just not ideal for slimmer fit jeans. Leave the boxers for the shorts.

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