Pants!
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Original Poster:

4,291 posts

258 months

Tuesday 12th August 2025
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Like many middle aged men my underwear drawer is a TK Maxx sourced pit of embarrassment. It was refreshed briefly in 2019 before a second date with a promising Bumble match, and again with a two-pack of Hackett's finest when I married aforementioned Bumble match in 2023. It's now a vast sea of grey cotton...much of it started out white, much started out black, now it's all grey, with failing elastic and ever widening holes. At this rate I clearly need to invest in new pants, otherwise I will be getting divorced papers served on me and I'll have to repeat the whole new pants/Bumble cycle again.

I keep seeing ads for bamboo stuff...Step One, Biofit, Randies etc...so gents (and ladies) are these as comfy, breathable and Adonis-like as the ads say, or do the ones with meshy side bits make it look like you're wearing your missus's smalls during the week as well as the more widely accepted weekend?

Thanks all!

spikeyhead

20,350 posts

226 months

Tuesday 12th August 2025
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Real men go commando

Skodillac

9,782 posts

59 months

Tuesday 12th August 2025
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Go to M&S. Get on with your life.

Megaflow

11,473 posts

254 months

Tuesday 12th August 2025
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This will be interesting to see what comes up, the price of men's trollies has just got plain ridiculous in the last few years, so will be interesting to see what is recommended.

smithyithy

7,890 posts

147 months

Tuesday 12th August 2025
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I just buy a dozen pairs of CK ones every few years. Always found them well made and well fitted, not the cheapest but I've had cheap supermarket ones that have fell apart, so it's worth paying a bit more.

fat80b

3,229 posts

250 months

Tuesday 12th August 2025
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Stepone Trunks.

Won't use anything else now as they are way more comfortable than everything else I've ever tried.

HTP99

25,129 posts

169 months

Tuesday 12th August 2025
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Switched to Step One years ago, super comfy, they don't ride up like cheaper versions, I don't buy anything else, only slight issue is, I do feel the quality has dropped slightly over the years but they are still great and they last, you can get some pretty funky designs too. I've about 10 pairs.

Sporky

12,025 posts

93 months

Tuesday 12th August 2025
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I like British Boxers, but they've gone from a bit pricey to "that's the sale price?"

Comfy and they last really well though.

gareth h

4,289 posts

259 months

Tuesday 12th August 2025
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I’ve got odd balls!

illmonkey

19,806 posts

227 months

Tuesday 12th August 2025
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I used to purchase CK from Bicester village when I passed, but found they didn't last very long (maybe cos stuff is made cheaper for BV).

So went back to Crew stuff, cheaper, thicker and wearing well.

BrabusMog

21,762 posts

215 months

Tuesday 12th August 2025
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Paul Smith and M&S for me.

Big Pants

573 posts

170 months

Tuesday 12th August 2025
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Another vote for Step Ones. Super comfy and excellent at separating the meat from the veg, so to speak. Good value in their frequent online sales, too, if you buy a few pairs. Missus says they look good too.

Actually I'm a medium.

TGTiff

494 posts

213 months

Tuesday 12th August 2025
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Refreashed 2019....
Mine are older than most of the posters on here!
Non of those modern y fronts!

vixen1700

28,942 posts

299 months

Tuesday 12th August 2025
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Uniqlo. Those decent breathable silky numbers. thumbup

baptistsan

1,918 posts

239 months

Tuesday 12th August 2025
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Underarmour. Maybe that's just me?!

sherman

15,208 posts

244 months

Tuesday 12th August 2025
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Next
They usually come in jolly colours too.

Greedydog

966 posts

224 months

Tuesday 12th August 2025
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After extensive testing settled in/on BAM. Soft, don’t ride up, waist band not too tight (a failing of Stepone for me, and no it’s nothing to do with being fat) and a good choice of colours.

Dave Hedgehog

16,300 posts

233 months

Tuesday 12th August 2025
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ask the bumble match what you should get, many brownie points will be earnt

bigpriest

2,524 posts

159 months

Tuesday 12th August 2025
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CK cotton boxer things with a button front. White, Blue, Black and Grey. Around £12 per pair. No to mesh underwear smile

languagetimothy

1,779 posts

191 months

Tuesday 12th August 2025
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Skodillac said:
Go to M&S. Get on with your life.
this. ive been using their cotton boxers for years. many pattern and colour options, comfortable and they last well.