https://underwearconsidered.com/ A menswear blog about what goes on first: briefs, boxers, boxer briefs, trunks, swimwear, socks and base layers. Fit, fabric, history and what is actually worth buying. en-GB Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:50:49 GMT https://underwearconsidered.com/the-sweaty-feet-problem/ https://underwearconsidered.com/the-sweaty-feet-problem/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Socks The best socks for sweaty feet are wool, not cotton. Why feet sweat so much, what causes the smell, and the shoe rotation habit that fixes most of it. https://underwearconsidered.com/how-to-wash-socks/ https://underwearconsidered.com/how-to-wash-socks/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Socks How to wash socks properly: the right temperature, why softener wrecks wool, what the dryer does to elastic, and the real mechanics of the missing sock. https://underwearconsidered.com/what-socks-with-what-shoes/ https://underwearconsidered.com/what-socks-with-what-shoes/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Socks What socks to wear with shoes, worked from the leather up: Oxfords, loafers, boots, trainers and sandals, with the height, fibre and colour logic for each. https://underwearconsidered.com/the-running-sock/ https://underwearconsidered.com/the-running-sock/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Socks The best socks for running blisters start with friction, moisture and heat. Fibre, toe seams, height, compression and fit, judged on what actually works. https://underwearconsidered.com/postbag-locker-room/ https://underwearconsidered.com/postbag-locker-room/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Underwear Six letters from the changing room: the unhurried strut, the towel years, a jammed locker, a dentist at the worst moment and eleven years of Tuesday swims. https://underwearconsidered.com/postbag-converted-my-mates/ https://underwearconsidered.com/postbag-converted-my-mates/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Underwear Six letters on talking friends into briefs: a wager that went far too well, a five a side team, a wedding crisis and a son who got there first. https://underwearconsidered.com/postbag-away-games/ https://underwearconsidered.com/postbag-away-games/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Underwear Six letters on staying away from home: a two night bag that lasted nine days, a sleepover settled thirty years late, and a hospital gown with critics. https://underwearconsidered.com/postbag-gym-floor/ https://underwearconsidered.com/postbag-gym-floor/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Underwear Six letters from the gym, the bike, the five a side pitch, the dojo and the boathouse on what men actually train in, and the editor writing back to each. https://underwearconsidered.com/postbag-the-home-front/ https://underwearconsidered.com/postbag-the-home-front/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Underwear Six letters from the domestic front line: a drawer amnesty, a mother who has bought the same pack since 1998, and a washing line the neighbours can see. https://underwearconsidered.com/underwear-after-surgery/ https://underwearconsidered.com/underwear-after-surgery/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Underwear What to wear while you recover from an operation: waistbands away from the wound, when support is prescribed, and getting dressed without bending. https://underwearconsidered.com/what-to-pack-for-a-hospital-stay/ https://underwearconsidered.com/what-to-pack-for-a-hospital-stay/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Underwear A hospital bag list written from the underwear end: how many pairs, why the ward heat matters, slippers with backs, and what a partner can bring later. https://underwearconsidered.com/adaptive-underwear/ https://underwearconsidered.com/adaptive-underwear/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Underwear Underwear you can actually get on and off with one hand, from a chair, or with help, and what a man who sits all day needs from a waistband and a seam. https://underwearconsidered.com/incontinence-and-underwear/ https://underwearconsidered.com/incontinence-and-underwear/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Underwear What men actually wear when they leak, said plainly. Pads, pouches, washable pants and sheaths, the underwear underneath, skin, odour and laundry. https://underwearconsidered.com/what-underwear-claims-mean/ https://underwearconsidered.com/what-underwear-claims-mean/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Underwear A plain English decoder for the claims printed on underwear packaging, and one short test that tells you which of them survive the wash. https://underwearconsidered.com/how-to-read-a-composition-label/ https://underwearconsidered.com/how-to-read-a-composition-label/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Underwear The little tag inside your waistband tells you how a garment will behave and how long it will last. Here is how to read every line of it properly. https://underwearconsidered.com/vanity-sizing/ https://underwearconsidered.com/vanity-sizing/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Underwear No brand has to agree with any other on what a medium is. Why your size changes shop to shop, and how to buy by the measurement instead of the letter. https://underwearconsidered.com/against-black/ https://underwearconsidered.com/against-black/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Underwear Black underwear is the colour men buy when they do not want to choose. A warm argument for keeping two or three pairs and retiring the rest. https://underwearconsidered.com/against-the-novelty-pair/ https://underwearconsidered.com/against-the-novelty-pair/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Underwear The problem with novelty underwear is not that it is embarrassing. It is that the joke gets printed on the cheapest blank in the factory. https://underwearconsidered.com/against-the-sports-brand-tax/ https://underwearconsidered.com/against-the-sports-brand-tax/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Underwear The logo sits on the waistband, the part that fails first. A case against paying a multiple for cotton underwear with a sportswear name on it. https://underwearconsidered.com/best-boxer-briefs/ https://underwearconsidered.com/best-boxer-briefs/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Underwear Six boxer briefs worth owning, from German cotton that outlasts your trousers to a cheap synthetic that is genuinely good. Each with its honest weakness. https://underwearconsidered.com/best-trunks/ https://underwearconsidered.com/best-trunks/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Underwear The best trunks for men, judged on the only thing that matters: whether the leg stays put. Six pairs from Swiss cotton to supermarket, weaknesses included. https://underwearconsidered.com/best-swim-briefs/ https://underwearconsidered.com/best-swim-briefs/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Swimwear Six swim briefs worth buying, from club chlorine proof kit to the Mediterranean beach pair, with the honest weakness of each and when cheap is correct. https://underwearconsidered.com/best-wool-socks/ https://underwearconsidered.com/best-wool-socks/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Socks The best merino wool socks, judged on micron count, nylon content, where the cushion sits and how the leg is ribbed. Each pick comes with its honest weakness. https://underwearconsidered.com/best-vests-and-undershirts/ https://underwearconsidered.com/best-vests-and-undershirts/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Base Layers The best men's vests and undershirts, sorted by job: singlet, fine rib, deep scoop, merino base layer and technical sweat vest, with who should skip each one. https://underwearconsidered.com/best-cheap-underwear/ https://underwearconsidered.com/best-cheap-underwear/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Underwear Some cheap underwear lasts for years and some is gone by Christmas. Knit, waistband, seams and staple length tell you which is which before you buy.