The Circle of Life for Your Underpants
Like your favorite college sweatshirt, undies are best when they're broken-in. And I’m talking years or wear and tear for maximum comfort and which includes, for us ladies, stains.
Britney Spears and David Lynch Are Both Making Bras Now
Elusive chanteuse Britney Spears and famed weirdo director/ transcendental meditation enthusiast/ amazing Louie guest star David Lynch are launching their own respective lines of women's wear. Both contain bras.
Jam Out With Your Clam Out In These Anatomically Correct Panties
Cross every single person off your Christmas or Hanukkah or Tet or Kwanzaa or Saturnalia list: female reproductive system underwear has arrived to save the 2014 holiday season. Already!
Nativist Group to Send Dirty Underwear to Undocumented Immigrants
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Ladies and gentleman, the idiocy of anti-immigration groups in this country is steadily continuing to reach new and unfathomable heights.
Dear God In Heaven Please Don't Let 'Going Commando' Become Trendy
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First, let me make this clear: I don't care if other people want to swear off underwear. If you want to air your vagina in the honeyed summer breezes of public transportation or your cube farm employer or the law school library, I would never move to interfere with your desire to do that. In America, everyone has the…
How Often Do You Throw Away Your Undies?
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A (very informal) survey out of Phoenix, Arizona has found that men, on average, hold onto their underwear for approximately seven years or until "they shred in the washing machine." BFD, I say — I've had the same pair of Old Navy briefs in my rotation since 2003 and they're still going strong.
Victoria's Secret Abandons All Pretense, Stops Selling Actual Clothes
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In a surprising move, Victoria's Secret has made the decision to focus their efforts entirely on bras, underpantythings and fragrances, scaling back from selling their financially successful clothing to concentrate on specific parts of the female body (the sexy parts).
The Jockstrap Double Standard: Why Men Should Wear Sexy Underwear
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Two hours ago, I asked myself, "Shouldn't I be using Google Incognito?" I had been doing research for this article, and though I'm on my own computer, in my own home, I could imagine some future situation in which a search history of "sexy men's jockstraps japan" might land me in awkward waters.
Touching Boxer Shorts Makes Ladies Act as Sex-Crazed as Men
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Anyone who has ever watched patrons of a strip club or seen Magic Mike (or completely overwhelmed their sensory receptors by seeing Magic Mike at a strip club) knows that sex — and the desire to have it — makes people do stupid things. Just how stupid, though, depends on a person's gender and their proximity to things…
Pastor Bans Women From Wearing Any Underwear in Church
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A pastor in Kenya told women they cannot wear underwear in church anymore, because it prohibits them from feeling close to God.
Brave Patriots Fight Ban on Sexy Underwear
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New trade regulations in Belarus, Russia, and Kazakstan threaten to subject women there to the cruel and dehumanizing indignity of ugly underwear. And no one is taking it lying down.
Just in Time for Valentine's: Couples' Underwear by Beyonce
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At long last, here is the perfect purchase for the couple that aspires to live like Their Royal Highnesses Beyonce and Jay-Z: matching underwear. You know, for your two-person "Drunk in Love" naked dance parties.
The Dude-Bra Market in Japan Is Surprisingly Robust
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The bra market for cross-dressing men (as opposed to men who want to achieve the Kellan Lutz effect with some not-at-all-obvious, custom-fitted chest cushions) is growing, thanks in part to the efforts of a Japanese online retailer.
OMG We Are Getting '50 Shades Of Grey' Inspired Underwear
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OK stop screaming and freaking out at the computer screen right now. I know everyone is super excited about the idea of getting their hands on underwear inspired by the greatest mass assembly of printed words ever, but let's keep cool heads here for a moment.
Burn Your Thongs; Pantalettes Are Where It's At
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That synthetic g-string you're rocking all up in your business needs to be trashed and/or burned, because pantalettes are back with a vengeance. Well, according to one woman, but that's a TREND! The Victorian woman's underwear of choice (or maybe just their underwear, period) is apparently very comfortable, very…
Today Is The Day We Will Talk About Your Dirty Underpants
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Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert and advice columnist. She'll be here every other week helping to answer your filthiest questions. Are you dirty? Email her.
How to Have Sex While Dressed for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
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Enormous feathered wings, spiky headdresses, skintight black and white checkered adult jumpsuits, elaborate leather underwear — you'd think that with the way Victoria's Secret throws around the word "sexy," its marquee public event wouldn't present people wearing outfits that make it nearly impossible for the wearer…
The 10 Most WTF Outfits from Tonight's Victoria Secret's Fashion Show
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I'm not sure if these shows have a theme, but if they do, this one was definitely "Escaped Insane Asylum Hell Clown" meets "Kinda Boring Halloween Party". (If I guessed right: Bravo, Victoria's Secret!)
Thongs Are Ruining Your Vagina
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I thought everyone stopped wearing thongs when super low rise boot cut whisker wash jeans went out of style, circa I'm A Slave 4 U Britney Spears. I guess I was wrong! I'm totally out of touch with the youth cultures! Speaking of cultures I don't wish to touch: bacteria.
Breaking Briefs: Six Seasons of Walter White in His Tighty Whities
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This Sunday marks the end of Breaking Bad, the series that's captivated the hearts of both television critics and lowly pleb viewers like us. Since the series' premiere in 2008, Breaking Bad's antihero Walter White has gone from meek-yet-brilliant chemistry teacher with a grim cancer prognosis to meek-yet-brilliant…