American Eagle Classic Low Rise Briefs

To start off my very first post I'm going to talk about the oldest underwear in my collection. In late 2008, American Eagle Outfitters released its first brief underwear line. When I found out about the release I was in shock and awe. I ran to the nearest American Eagle to purchase a pair or two of the briefs, but sadly that particular didn't carry the product. It turns out that only retailers that were located in larger malls would carry the product. So I simply ventured off to a different mall with an AE and bought my first pair there. A solid orange brief with a white fly front, a large waistband featuring the brand name, and costing $12.50.

I was immediately in love with the brief. Being 100% cotton, I was guaranteed being comfortable wearing them. The brief does tend to be a little snug and enhances the crotch bulge and nicely shapes the buttock. It was my first pair of quality underwear, and from that first purchase I began to build my collection of higher quality underwear (Specifically briefs).

Not too long after that first purchase of American Eagle briefs, I began to by more of their brief product line. I didn't buy the complete line, but I did get a good portion of it. If you look below, you can see the other briefs I purchased and a little description on each of them.

I only bought one other solid brief, and as you can it is a very bright yellow. It remains to this day to be my brightest yellow brief (I have about 2-3 other yellow briefs). Basically I feel the same exact way about this brief as I do for the orange one. It feels good, fits well, and makes you look sexy.

Now these four are all obviously similar because of the two-toned horizontal stripes. Personally, I think because of the horizontal stitching, the briefs are a little more lose. However, I don't feel this is a determent to the feel or look whatsoever. These briefs look more fashionable than the previous two.

These two briefs are simply twins. Both feature gray AE Eagles printed throughout the front and back of the brief. Due to the more complex stitching on these two, they are more snug than the solid briefs and striped ones. Nonetheless, very comfortable and well fitted.

Finally we have the camouflage designed briefs. This pair has the most complex stitching and makes them tighter than any of the others I mentioned. It's a little strenuous to wear them at first, but like any pair of tight underwear, they will loosen over the time worn and its overall life span. Personally, a guy should only have one camo styled pair of underwear in their arsenal. Camouflage is should be treated more as an exclusive look versus an everyday appearance.

• Overall I love my American Eagle Classic Low Rise Briefs. They really got me started in collecting briefs and being more fashionable with my underwear. Originally, the price I paid was $12.50 a pair. Over time they were being sold on special at two pair for $20. Finally, they went on clearance, selling at about $5 a pair.
• The one sad thing about them is that they are no longer being manufactured about AEO. They were only being produced for two fiscal quarters for the retailer and thus are deemed as RARE. So the chances of finding an exact one you want is very difficult. I've seen a view on ebay.com going for about $13 a pair, but the size and color choices are limited.

American Eagle Classic Low Rise Briefs
Pros: Good material, great looks, much variety
Cons: Large and sometimes annoying waistband, tightness on particular designs

Setrone's Rating: 8.7 out of 10