Seeking soft, stretchy boxers. NOT boxer briefs!

April 25, 2023 11:41 AM

My partner's Good Brief brand boxers are falling apart. He desperately needs new ones but it looks like the brand (which I think was Amazon specific) doesn't make these anymore. Help me find this guy some underpants!

Key things he's looking for:
- Boxers, not boxer briefs. Must be loose fitting!
- Soft stretchy fabric. Most boxers are stiff cotton, which doesn't work for him. The ones he had before were 95% cotton/5% spandex.

posted by Paper rabies to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (12 answers total)

Best answer: I think the term you're looking for is knit boxers; it can also be called jersey fabric.
posted by foxfirefey at 11:50 AM on April 25, 2023 [1 favorite]

I really like these.
posted by notned at 11:52 AM on April 25, 2023

Best answer: I feel your partner's pain. I also strongly dislike boxer briefs and prefer not to have stiff cotton undies.

These are what I use now, and they work great for me.
posted by wile e at 12:03 PM on April 25, 2023 [3 favorites]

Smartwool makes a good one if he likes merino, or Patagonia if he likes synthetics.
posted by box at 12:48 PM on April 25, 2023

MeUndies makes some. MeUndies fabric is super soft and comfy (I've only bought women's stuff from them, but I think the fabric is the same).
posted by peperomia at 1:06 PM on April 25, 2023 [2 favorites]

Best answer: I bought some at Macy's recently. Jersey boxers was what I searched for.
posted by sulaine at 1:46 PM on April 25, 2023

I've been happy with these knit cotton boxers from Pact.
posted by Jawn at 1:58 PM on April 25, 2023 [1 favorite]

I have the same preference, with one further stipulation - they shouldn't have a long leg! The Pact ones linked above look ok, but I think the leg is longer than I'd like. UniQlo used to sell (make?) some that had a short leg (shown here), but they've stopped selling them (in Australia).
posted by bigZLiLk at 6:18 PM on April 25, 2023

Duluth Trading Company has an organic cotton boxer that is 6 percent spandex.
posted by soelo at 6:15 AM on April 26, 2023

Response by poster: Thank you all! The search terms (knit/jersey) were key, I think we have some options now!
posted by Paper rabies at 8:25 AM on April 26, 2023

For a splurge option, there are Wool&Prince merino blend knit boxers.
posted by doift at 10:42 AM on April 26, 2023

These knits from Hanes are what I wear. They're soft and stretchy, and for how cheap they are, they're well made and hold up well to laundering.
posted by xedrik at 7:13 PM on April 26, 2023