| You may be among those who previously thought | | | | covered. This is not a new type of underwear, |
| there are no differences between boxers and boxer | | | | however, since its use has been traced back to as |
| briefs. You may even think that men used to wear | | | | early as 1910. They are descended from the uniforms |
| only briefs and that the selection for undergarment | | | | worn by horseback riders. |
| designs are more suited for women than men. But | | | | Most teenage Americans are showing preference for |
| times have changed, and men, too, are given the | | | | boxer shorts for their flexibility to be used during |
| option to choose among several undergarment styles. | | | | athletics as well as in everyday activities. The largely |
| You can find an assortment of boxer briefs on the | | | | predominant R&B and Hip-hop culture may have |
| market today, from those with Spiderman prints to | | | | an influence on them also, as Hip-hop and R&B |
| more conservative, clean-looking white ones. So why | | | | artists are known to endorse the freer lifestyles that |
| exactly do boxer briefs differ from any other | | | | boxer shorts may connote. |
| underwear? | | | | Boxer briefs are also available in their knitted versions. |
| From the name boxer briefs, we can infer that this is a | | | | They can also be worn as sleepwear. Since the point |
| fusion of the boxer-type and brief-type underwear. | | | | in selling underwear has shifted from comfort and |
| Boxer briefs somehow resemble the cycling shorts | | | | durability to sexiness, boxer briefs are not as popular |
| worn by athletes or professional players. They cover | | | | as g-strings. They are, however, the preferred and |
| more area, from the waist down up to the thighs, and | | | | prescribed undergarments by religious institutions with |
| feature the snug-fit characteristic of briefs. You can | | | | strict standards, such as the Mormons who follow a |
| normally see this kind of underwear on mixed-martial | | | | strict doctrine that considers underwear as having |
| artists and wrestlers. | | | | religious significance. |
| This is the alternative for those individuals who don't | | | | Normal store prices for boxer briefs range from about |
| like the looseness of boxers but want more skin | | | | $10 - $19. |