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Boxer shorts (also commonly known as simply boxers) are a type of undergarment typically worn by men. The term has been used in English since 1944 for all-around-elastic shorts, so named after the shorts worn by boxers , for whom unhindered leg movement ( footwork ) is very important.
Men's boxers as undergarments began to be presented in novelty prints and patterns from the late 1950s onwards. [23] During the 1980s and 1990s women began to wear boxer shorts paired with T-shirts as loungewear or sleepwear. [24]
Frontal, side and rear views of a man wearing a jockstrap. A jockstrap, also a jock (male), jill (female), strap, cup, groin guard, pelvic protector (female), supporter, or athletic supporter, is an undergarment for protecting the scrotum and penis or vulva during contact sports or other vigorous physical activity.
Hotpants or hot pants are extremely short shorts. The term was first used by Women's Wear Daily in 1970 to describe shorts made in luxury fabrics such as velvet and satin for fashionable wear, rather than their more practical equivalents that had been worn for sports or leisure since the 1930s. Hotpants are worn above the knees around the thigh ...
Boxer shorts, boxers, or trunks (Britain), [3] have an elasticated waistband that is at or near the wearer's waist, while the leg sections are fairly loose and extend to the mid-thigh. There is usually a fly, either with or without buttons .
Macaroni was a term used to refer to a group of young, urban English men in the 1760s–1770s who adopted ostentatious, effeminate dress. [3] The style Macaronis adopted was more similar to the fashions of France and Italy, "retaining pastel color, pattern and ornament, at a time when their use was being displaced by more sober dressing in England."
A model wearing boxer briefs. Boxer briefs (sometimes spelled boxer-briefs or called tight boxers, also known as A-Fronts) are a hybrid type of men's undergarment which are long in the leg, similar to boxer shorts, but tight-fitting like briefs. They emerged as a style in the 1990s and are commonly worn for sports and as every-day underwear.
Bermuda shorts, also known as walk shorts [1] or dress shorts, are a particular type of short trousers, worn as semi-casual attire by both men and women. The hem , which can be cuffed or un-cuffed, is around 1 inch (2.5 cm) above the knee.