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6 of the best underwear – Get them on your Christmas Present list now !

As someone so kindly pointed out to me today, Christmas is but only 75 days away and after years of disappointment when come the big day and you think you’re getting the lego Millennium Falcon and you get a Scooby Doo box set, actually happened, or Eagle Eyes Action Man and you get Cluedo, actually happened. Please heed these words of warning, be careful what you say at this time of year, never, I repeat, never say, “Ahhh I love……” as people take you at your word and literally think you LOVE Scooby or Cluedo, trust me.

Now, a tried and trusted Christmas present idea is always underwear, now I’m not talking a three pack of jockey tanga briefs here, but if you’re not careful and watch what you say, that’s exactly what could be waiting for your under the Christmas Tree. So as always Clothes Make the Man has done the research on your behalf to save you the hardship. Check this lot out.

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Ralph Lauren pretty much does everything from Clothing, to homeward to fragrances and we have to be honest he does a pretty mean line in underwear to boot. Great fit and comfortable to match.

 

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He had to be in there The King of Underwear, Calvin Klein. Synonymous with great underwear, its hard to beat CK and its no longer restricted to Black, White & Grey no more, think Pink, Purple and pretty much any other colour of pattern

 

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Dolce & Gabbana aren’t just supreme in Italian Menwear, but what goes beneath the Clothes too. We’ve gone for Classic Marl Grey. But the D&G Boys offer a whole spectrum of colours, shapes and fits.

 

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Not a personal favourite of Clothes-Make-the-Man but we can’t dispute the popularity of the Boxer Short. So if this is your underwear du jour, keep it simple and ALWAYS of good quality like these from Hanro

 

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he wasn’t just a Champion of tennis, Bjorn Borg’s Underwear range has to win the title of the most colourful, although we’ve gone for a tamer option. This range lets you be as colourful as you want to go.

 

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As the weather outside gets chillier the it super traditional with this lil number from Hertiage brand Wolsey.

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Be proud of your smalls – Hamilton & Hare

Screen Shot 2013-02-25 at 16.54.30The dilemma for a everyday men of what underwear to put on is pretty much a very simple one, the brands on offer to him, now thats a different kettle of fish although. But the design of the aforementioned undergarments are simple;

1) Briefs or a variation on it

2) Y-fronts or a varition on it

3) Trunk style or a varition on it

4) The Boxer Short……

Until now the Boxer Short was a humble simple design, that was until Olivia Francis while at work at the huge Global Creative Agency M&C Saatchi stumbled upon the notion that there seems to be a gap in mens underwear, sorry couldn’t resist that one. Now I know what you’re thinking,  a WOMAN ! What does SHE know about MENS underwear. Well, despite not being able to wear them herself, but with an all important female perspective on the matter, she is adamant about the importance of men’s underwear and is really passionate about bringing inspiration and new thinking to the category. Olivia felt no-one was thinking about underwear as something you really wanted to buy but only as a functional, replacement piece of clothing. She set out with a new approach to treat underwear as outerwear, to consider it an important part of an outfit and treat it with the respect and attention it truly deserves.

Hamilton & Hare introduces a range of slimline tailored boxer shorts that combine Savile Row tailoring and attention to detail previously not seen in the industry.  From the mother of pearl buttons to the slimming cut, these are underwear to be seen and seen in.

The boxers are unique in their slimline tailored cut, sized by trouser waist size for a more accurate fit. Working with an experienced Savile Row tailor, a menswear designer, who formally working with Raf Simons: Hamilton & Hare have produced a seriously comfortable pair of boxers that sit perfectly under an outfit but look equally sharp in their own right.

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