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NEWS ABOUT: men's underwear

men's underwear stories: 6 news summaries



 'Tighty-Whities' 
 Get Ready 
 to Turn 75 

Company launches media blitz to celebrate iconic undies

Sep 30, 09 4:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Tighty whities" are turning 75 soon and Jockey International has launched a media blitz to rocket their briefs into the spotlight. The men's underwear, created after an exec was inspired by a postcard from France showing a man's bikini-style swimsuit, made its debut in Chicago in January 1935—a... More »

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clothing • underwear • boxers • men's underwear • briefs

 Lefties Finally Get Their Undies 

Thanks to one genius store in Britain, left-handed men will no longer suffer at the urinal

Sep 23, 09 10:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Male lefties of the world have long suffered inconvenience and embarrassment at the urinal, thanks to their underwear. One British store is making up for the indignity with a new line of undies featuring a horizontal, rather than vertical, opening—giving Britain’s lefties an alternative to boxer shorts, Reuters... More »

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lefties • left handed • Britain • underwear • underpants • left-handedness • men's underwear • Jay-ZTV

Sales of Men's Undies Rebound With Economy

Analyst sees hope in unusual indicator's promising numbers

Aug 13, 09 3:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amid mixed reports about recession and economic recovery, here's a bright spot: Men’s underwear sales are on the rebound. Believe it or not, that's a reliable indicator, because selling unmentionables is “such a need-based business that it really is a good indication that the consumer hasn't checked... More »

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recession • consumer spending • retail sales • lingerie • analyst • apparel • men's underwear

 German Thief Caught With 
 1,000 Pairs of Underwear 

Police suspect man may be behind string of undie thefts

Jul 21, 09 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A German man arrested for shoplifting may be the culprit behind a string of recent underwear thefts, der Speigel reports. The 56-year-old resident of Gelnhausen, near Frankfurt, escaped after staff noticed him trying to steal three pairs of men’s underwear from a sports shop. Police identified him and collared... More »

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Germany • theft • burglary • Frankfurt • underwear • men's underwear • briefs

 Boxers or Briefs? 
 Undies Market 
 More Endowed Now 

Men newly faced with huge array of underwear choices

May 14, 09 11:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - The world of men’s underwear was once simple: “boxers or briefs?” But today, entering the underwear aisle presents an untold array of options, writes Christina Brinkley in the Wall Street Journal. Now, men can choose from boxers, briefs, boxer-briefs, trunks, and thongs—and each of those silhouettes offers... More »

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fashion • clothing • boxers • men's underwear • Jay-ZTV • briefs

Men's Skivvy Sales Spell
More Trouble

Stimulus package or not, underwear metric indicates downturn

Apr 9, 09 9:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - More bad news, this time from the men’s underwear department. One of former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan’s favorite metrics for predicting changes in consumer spending was the sales of men’s skivvies, the Huffington Post reports. It seems that sales are projected to decline 2.3% this year,... More »

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economic indicators • Alan Greenspan • consumer spending • underwear • boxers • economic downturn • men's underwear

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