Men's Underwear

A young good looking manly man was standing behind me in line at T.J. Maxx when his cell phone rang.

 I overheard his conversation:

‘Sup?…..I can’t talk. I am in T. J. Maxx right now. I just found my favorite underwear and I am psyched…Dude—you do not understand---underwear is the most underestimated thing in a guy’s wardrobe….

I bought my husband cream colored linen pants with a navy linen blazer and a fine cotton dress shirt with a Liberty of London tie for Kara’s graduation. I knew it would be hot weather-wise in Atlanta as well as I knew that the men would all be finely donned.

The outfit was perfect.

I loved it.

But something occurred to me that had never occurred to me before its purchase: men do not have the same options for undergarments as women. Specifically: men have no access to nude colored seamless underwear.

Because when men wear light-weight light-colored dress pants and/or shirts, the look is ruined by visible undershirts, boxers or briefs. And in this metrosexual world, I cannot believe that some manufacturer hasn’t figured this out by now.

The best I could do to address the problem was purchase light gray microfiber Adidas-brand athletic boxer-briefs with a matching  crewneck t-shirt.

It was the closest thing I could get to nude-colored Spanx and a camisole (mani-sol?).

And when the young man ended his phone call he noticed I was smiling.

And he said to me a bit nervously Seriously-- these boxer briefs are really comfortable—you should buy them for your husband. They are great under a suit.

I responded I already have—and you are 100% correct—underwear is the most underrated garment in a man’s wardrobe.

And we parted ways—completely in agreement.