Is there a perfect style of men's underwear? I mean, is there one type that works for every single season, situation, body type and personality? Is there a Man's Underwear for All Seasons?
The reference I'm using is to Robert Bolt's play and screenplay, A Man for All Seasons. It's an amazingly written and powerful play and Academy Award winning movie about Sir Thomas More, the English philosopher and advisor to King Henry VIII. More, who could not bend his conscience to agree with King Henry regarding his divorce from Katherine of Aragon, fell to the executioner's axe. He held to his principles rather than save his life. More is a Man for All Seasons because he remains true to his beliefs no matter what the changing tide dictates. It's about having a moral center. (Man, a politician with a moral center and not a creamy, sugary one, what's that about?)
So, what's that got to do with men's underwear? It's pretty simple and simply pretty ( and maybe too damn simple to be pretty), but A Man's Underwear for All Seasons is the quest for undies that serve one faithfully no matter what the weather may be. Underwear that does alter in terms of its service to your body no matter what. Yes, Sir Thomas More-like undies.
For me, the ultimate serviceable underwear style (comfort, look, protection and sex appeal ) is the low rise brief. It may not be the best looking item that I can wear, but it is a close second to the bikini brief. And this is why.
First, the low rise brief by various companies (I like a few) is comfortable no matter what the temperature may be. It can be 30 below with a minus-60 windchill or 99 degrees with 100% humidity and anything in between and the low rose brief works.
The look is very appealing. Whether you're soft or aroused or in between (once again), the low rise brief simultaneously offers both coverage and exposure.
Protection? Well, yes, it does give you that. No, you don't get the same coverage as you would from a brief, boxer or boxer brief but there's more than you'll get from a jock strap or bikini brief. The low rise brief is an intermediate choice and, for that reason, a good one when it comes to protection. (You want total protection, then wear a union suit.)
When it comes to sex appeal combined with all of the other elements listed above, then the low rise brief is your best bet. It hugs the ass, exposes the front court but covers it and gives your partner a good look at your alluring legs.
Of course, I live in four seasons territory, so there is a need for A Man's Underwear for All Seasons. Hmmm, what would Sir Thomas More wear? What would Brian Boitano do? What would President Obama wrap himself in? (We know what Bill Clinton preferred.)
Hang loose, if you can.
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