The history of Y-front men’s briefs, the original Jockeys. Watch the video.
July 8th, 2010
Briefs. Together with all its spin-off cousins, like boxer briefs, low rise briefs, sports briefs, it really is my favorite underwear style.
The other day I stumbled upon a couple of videos that give you a quick history lesson on how the modern day brief came into existence.
Besides a lot of fun clips of vintage underwear styles, the video reveals some interesting facts. For instance, did you know that the inspiration for the Y-front brief came from Europe where men were wearing brief-like swim wear? And that the support functionality of jocktraps played an important part as well?
Watch the clips at the end of the post.
A quick search on Wikipedia will tell you that briefs , in the shape that we know them today, were first sold on January 19, 1935 by Coopers, Inc., in Chicago, Illinois – nowadays they’re simply called Jockey.
They dubbed the new undergarment the “Jockey” because – you guessed it – it offered a similar degree of support as the jockstrap. Thirty-thousand pairs were sold within three months of their introduction, and the style has been a success ever since.
Enjoy the video and take a look at the hundreds of briefs-related blog posts right here on Guys’ Underwear Blog.
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