Boxer shorts

The two styles, briefs and boxer shorts, had varying ratios of sales for the following fifty years, with strong regional and generational preferences.

Boxer shorts manufacturers have a couple of methods of closing the fly: metal snaps or a button or two.

This style of underpant was very common during World War II, when the rubber needed for elastic waistbands had to be used for military purposes.

Boxer shorts are produced using various fabrics including all cotton, cotton–polyester blends, jersey knits, satin, and silk.

Some studies have suggested that tight underpants (like briefs) and high temperature are not optimally conducive for sperm production.

A study in the October 1998 Journal of Urology, for example, concluded that underwear type is unlikely to have a significant effect on male fertility.

[9] A model appeared to have part of his penis exposed in the photo, which a Sears spokesperson stated was a printing defect.

[10] Despite widespread press interest at the time, Sears reported that only a few letters were received from the general public, and noted that when the image was reprinted in the Spring-Summer catalog, it showed no such flaw.