On my way back from work today, I swung by the hippest and probably most happening shopping mall in Penang, Queenbay Mall. I spent some time in Borders, bought some books and almost went down the escalator when my eyes caught sight of a pair of red, flashing undies from the display window of the Undershop. For those of you still unaware of what the Undershop is, this is a store that specialises in underwear, more specifically male underwears. Without a moments hesitation, I was inside. On my back, I somehow felt guilty, started rationalizing my recent purchases, thus came the idea for this new post.
How often do you go underwear shopping?
What motivates you to do underwear shopping? It is really the need. Some people, especially straight guys only go undies shopping when told by their mother or wife. They are happy to wear the same pieces of underwear for years, as long as the pieces of threads still hold them together. That’s why when they go undies shopping, they buy them in bundles, especially at discount stores. You’ll see them buying boxes of underwear, usually of the same brand, the same type but in different colors. This will save them the embarrassment for years to come.
Gay guys however, tend to buy underwear more often. It is part of their monthly shopping ritual. A new pair of underwear comes together with new shirts, new trousers, new socks and occasionally new shoes. They are are compelled to do so since all these items can usually be found in the same store, ushered around by the same cute salesman who convinces them that all these are really necessary in order to look fabulous all the time. They are driven by the fact that they need to look fresh all the time, they refused to be caught dead in the locker room of a gym, a spa or a massage parlor, wearing the same pair of undies all year long. To them, it is a total embarrassment. Wearing new pairs of undies makes them sexier, hotter and more confident just like what tampons do for women during their monthly menses. Realizing this fact, most fashion labels and underwear manufacturers now sells a single piece of underwear for that monthly purchase, just to keep them coming the next month.
Guys with underwear fetish buy underwear even more frequently. Their strong urge to keep buying undies to satisfy this sexual rather than physical needs makes them more vulnerable to underwear shopping. They cannot stay away from underwear counters every time they pass by the clothing department. They cannot stand looking at all those sexy underwear models posing at the back of the boxes. They buy underwear out of compulsion, they just cannot resist the temptation.
The fashion conscious crowd buy underwear to keep up with fashion trends. Some just want to wear what their favorite celebrities are wearing. They keep track of all the ad campaigns featured in magazines or over the net. The latest Armani underwear campaign featured David Becham as their model (please refer to my earlier post entitled “an ode to becham”), as a result their sales of underwear increased significantly. It must have something to do with Becham’s bulge. Who in the world can resist that?
How do you choose your type of underwear?
These days they are just too many types of underwear to choose from. There’s the classic briefs and the Y-front for the more conservative. The overly sexy and kinky would prefer thongs especially when they have a hot date planned for the night. Boxers used to be aliens on this part of the world. The Asian community was first introduced to the underwear in the form of briefs. The classic Y-front was made famous by labels like Crocodile and Byford.
Boxers made their way much later but was first met with skepticism. The younger generation embraced this new idea and prefers to wear boxers rather than briefs. They even replaced the classic pajamas or sarongs when they go to bed. It’s more sexy and personally, I think it better suits the hot climate of this country. Boxer shorts have their own problems, especially for those with huge dicks, they were designed to be loose, pretty much like a short, leaving your dick dangling all over inside your trousers, which is rather uncomfortable when you’re at work and at times embarrassing. However, these types of boxers comes with a nifty safety mechanism, the buttons in the front, which makes it easier for you to pee or when you have an irresistible urge to masturbate. For that, the boxer briefs were designed, catered for the very active and personally, to me, more suited for work. They are tighter, form-fitting and gives better support for your dick, giving them a more secure position at all times.
The classic brief brought almost to extinction (with the introduction of the hip and sexy boxers), later underwent various forms of reincarnation, making them appealing once more to the gay community. If the classic Y-front was too dorky, the gay designers reduced the size and came up with mini-briefs, a smaller version minus the Y-front to give the dick more focus. They made the cutting sleeker, thus, the sporty or tanga briefs were born. The thong was originally made for female strippers and hookers. The gay community later decided they wanted to have the same fun as their female counterparts, thus, the male thongs came to existence, tailored for the bold and kinky.
I bought a box of thongs once. There were three pairs in the box, gold, red and black, the materials were made in such a way that they sparkled in the lights. It was one of the worst mistake I ever made. The small cup can barely support my medium size dick and the single piece of string in the back gets stuck to your ass hole all the time. It is definitely not made for work. It is most definitely not made for chubs (no offense), the thong is particularly made to look sexy and therefore best reserved for sexy, lean bodies. The medium built and chubs should stay as far away from thongs, they are not only uncomfortable, they make you look “funny”. I bought these during my student days, back then, I did my own laundries. The worst part came when I had to bear the shame of explaining to my mother what a thong is when she did my laundry. Therefore, I personally think that a thong should be reserved for male strippers and male strippers only. They were designed for them in the first place.
The designers later looked at swim wears for inspiration. The boxers I bought yesterday was designed by renoma and it was called a trunk (as in swimming trunks). It looks very much like a boxer brief, very tight, form- fitting, with very small holes for your legs, broad striking waistbands (it was striking green in colour) and had a huge green logo on one side. It was made from cotton. The ones I bought a few months back was made from a synthetic material very much like the ones swimming trunks are made of. I even tried swimming in these boxers, nobody noticed they were actually boxers and not swimming trunks.
Underwear also comes in multitude of designs and colors, and these days all sorts of materials from the conventional cotton to synthetics are used to make them. Yesterday, while I was browsing through all sorts of undies to choose from, one particular item got my attention. The label skinwearxs produced a new line of underwear called profiles, the unique feature being the “profile enhancer”. The boxers come with a special pouch placed at the front, allowing your dick to sit snuggly inside with the overall effect of enhancing the outline of your dick, including the length. So, when you get a hard on while in your boxers, it’s not necessary to remove them for your partner to appreciate the whole length of it, the boxer will do the job for you. Isn’t that neat. The days when boxers comes only in white are long gone. They come in various striking colors, not just one but a few on a single pair and some come with naughty wordings to make life more exciting. You are more likely to get hit at the gym or spa if you have words like ” I’m so horny” or ” I’m so very naughty” plastered across your butt.
How much are you willing to spend for underwear shopping?
My total purchase yesterday was RM 70. I bought a box of boxers (2 pieces) for RM30, a box of briefs (3 pieces) for another RM30 and 3 pairs of socks for RM 10. Are you willing to spend your well-earned money on a piece of briefs from Armani or Calvin Klein? Or are you the type that goes to discount stores and buy undies in bundles for the cheapest price you can get? If you happen to meet a seemingly straight guy in the locker room in the gym (or anywhere else that allows you to get a peek at a guy’s undies), wearing a pair of fancy undies, don’t make the mistake of calling him gay. Straight guys these days are following our leads, they don’t want to be left behind in the fashion scene. Even they go for designer labels as nowadays good brands like renoma, offers fancy undies at a very affordable price.
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