Thomas Mason is an English brand of fabrics established in 1796 by Thomas Mason. Nowadays it belongs to Albini Group (Italy / since 1992), and Thomas Mason fabrics are woven in Italy. They comply with Oeko-Tex Standard 100. There’re several Continue reading Thomas Mason fabrics
Bloomboxer is a German brand, which offers made-to-measure service for those who want to purchase boxer shirts with very good price-quality ratio. Bloomboxer boxers are made in Germany of 100% cotton fabrics woven by Mileta (Czech Republuc) and certified according Continue reading Bloomboxer boxer shorts
Kabbaz-Kelly is an American brand based in New York and founded by Alexander Kabbaz and Joelle Kelly in the 1970’s. They make bespoke shirts and sell a wide range of socks and underwear (sometimes under their own brand). Kabbaz-Kelly ready-to-wear Continue reading Kabbaz-Kelly boxer shorts
Derek Rose is an English brand founded in 1926. It specialises in men’s underwear and nightwear. Derek Rose boxers are made in Czech Republic and England (only the most expensive ones). Classic fit boxers have inserted back panels with twin-needle Continue reading Derek Rose boxer shorts
Gritti is a large Italian company, which produces buttons made of mother-of-pearl, troca, horn, bone, wood, leather, metal, corozo and synthetic materials. The firm was established in 1924. All Gritti products comply with Oeko-Tex Standard 100, Class I. Buttons from Continue reading Gritti buttons
Bresciani is an Italian brand, which produces socks and underwear. It was founded in 1970 by Mario Bresciani; nowadays Bresciani products are sold in European, American, African and Asian shops. Bresciani briefs and boxer briefs are entirely made in Italy Continue reading Bresciani boxer briefs
Spoerry is a Swiss company, which produces high quality cotton and blended yarns (for example, cotton+silk, wool, vicuna or cashmere). It was founded in 1866. The range of the company includes: Spoerry Sea Island (Genuine West Indian Sea Island cotton), Continue reading Spoerry cotton
Udeshi is an English brand of shirts, boxers, cufflinks and other accessories. It was founded in 1999 by Oscar Udeshi who began his career as a banker, but later became a menswear designer. Udeshi boxer shorts are entirely made in Continue reading Udeshi boxer shorts
The Perfect Son is a Spanish brand of boxer shorts. It was founded by Jose Jimenez. The Perfect Son boxers are very expensive, but they’re made of very fine fabrics (Thomas Mason, Albini; extra-long staple Egyptian cotton Giza 45, often Continue reading The Perfect Son boxer shorts
Turnbull & Asser is a famous English brand, which specialises in shirts, boxers and accessories. It was founded in 1885 by John Arthur Turnbull; later the company was took over by Ernest Asser. Turnbull & Asser boxer shorts are made Continue reading Turnbull & Asser boxer shorts
1. Fabric. The highest quality boxers are made of 2-ply extra-long staple cotton fabrics. Some brands use Irish linen fabrics as well. Long staple cotton is better than ‘unknown staple’ cotton, but extra-long staple one is the best option. The Continue reading How to spot high quality boxer shorts
Top quality shirts always feature single-needle stitching. Single-needle seams can look very clean, neat and accurate. Moreover, they’re strong and durable, but the use of this technique increases production costs. It’s very easy to recognise single-needle side seams: you’ll see Continue reading Single-needle stitching and double-needle stitching