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The primary difference between briefs and boxer shorts is the fit. Briefs are tight against the leg and crotch, while shorts are loose-fitting with more room. Other differences include the fabric and the design of the pouch. The difference in fit is subjective to the individual guy. Thunder thighs, monster dongs, balloon sacks, and dump truck asses count. Some guys like the support of the briefs, and some like the air flowing breeze of boxer shorts. The fabrication of briefs consists of modern threads like polyester and elastane. These stretchier yet tighter fabrics provide the classic brief fit. The result...

When you think of Garçon underwear two words come to mind, sexy and stylish. The neon waistbands and the vivid fabric choices make any guy stand out in the gym locker room. Superbly designed, Garçon has made sure they haven't compromised comfort over design. Our two favourites are the San Macro and the Miramar brief. Both have a beautiful gold Garçon logo but differ because one is classic white while the other has a sleek black design. Check out these and other Garçon's underwear in their collection on the Urban Brief website. Patrick and Mehdi from Garçon took some time...

Modern men's underwear was largely an invention of the 1930s. On 19 January 1935, Coopers Inc. sold the world's first briefs in Chicago. Designed by an "apparel engineer" named Arthur Kneibler, briefs dispensed with leg sections and had a Y-shaped overlapping fly. The company dubbed the design the "Jockey" since it offered a degree of support that had previously only been available from the jockstrap. Jockey briefs proved so popular that over 30,000 pairs were sold within three months of their introduction. Coopers, renaming their company Jockey decades later, sent its "Mascul-line" plane to make special deliveries of "masculine support"...