Mans Underwear - Briefs

Mens underwear became briefs

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mens underwear became briefs in the 1930s.  This underwear for men were soon called tighty-whities.  While previous underwear was also knit (like a t-shirt) instead of woven (like a dress shirt) and thus pretty comfortable, Lycra wasn't added to this cotton underwear until the 1960s.

Thus, briefs as mens underwear were still pretty baggy for several decades.

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