
The zebra print is rendered in pure silk, with a touch of equally luxe velvet at the waistband-and it's a boxer short, a cut we might not normally advise, but it's a Tom effing Ford boxer short, so it feels sexy and just plain works. But before you get to that point, why wouldn't you want silver metallic underwear? Or zebra? Or leopard? Or something a little crazier?” It's hard to argue with that logic, especially once you see his signature skivvies up close. “When you take off your pants, you want it to be kind of a great moment-which of course it will be when you take off your underwear. “Let's say you're going on a date,” Ford told GQ's Mark Anthony Green back in 2018. If you're looking for an extra-special pair to keep aside for your steamiest nights, you go to Tom Ford-a menswear god so inherently sensual he famously doesn't wear underwear himself.

Materials: 100% silk Sizes: S-XXL, Fly: Functional, open, Colors: Varies Add to that a super soft cotton blend with just the right amount of stretchy elastane, a waistband that's equal parts robust and comfy, and a price (for two pairs!) that's tough to beat, and you get an iconic pair of trunks that won't be relinquishing its throne anytime soon. Cue the now-standard-issue below-the-navel stance, the wider waistbands (and yes, the logos on those waistbands), and the idea that underwear should show off your goods, not hide them. started cutting them way guys wanted to wear their underwear in the first place (read: not at their belly button). Plenty of it had to do with those ads, but most of the change happened because Klein and Co. The American designer's foray into men's undergarments turned them from something guys had to wear to something they wanted to wear (and okay, yes, still had to), and maybe even wanted to show off. The best men's underwear that covers all the bases we just listed above? It still comes from the brand that changed the men's underwear game in the first place: Calvin Klein. Materials: 95% cotton, 5% spandex, Sizes: S-XL, Inseam: 4", Fly: Functional side, Colors and Patterns: Varies

The Best Boxers: Polo Ralph Lauren classic fit boxer (3-pack), $45.The Best Budget Underwear: Uniqlo Supima cotton boxer briefs, $8.The Best All-Around Underwear: Calvin Klein cotton stretch boxer briefs (3-pack), $43.(Ain’t nobody got time for bunching and chafing!) It's for those very reasons that we firmly believe that you (yes, you) should spend a few extra dollars on top-quality skivvies when re-stocking your underwear drawer.

More than you know, the wrong pair could throw off your whole day-or worse, your whole fit. Underwear is the first thing you put on, the last thing you take off, and the one garment that gets closer than any other to your, uh, prized possessions. If you’re trying to build a great wardrobe, your first step needs to be finding the very best underwear for men.
