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
The rear part of boxer shorts can be sewn in four different ways. For example, Berg & Berg boxers feature a back panel made of three pieces of fabric, there’re side seams with side vents: Sunspel, Derek Rose and Turnbull Continue reading Boxer shorts: back panels
Berg & Berg is a Scandinavian online store, which sells men’s clothing and accessories. It was founded in 2009 by Mathias and Karin Berg. Berg & Berg boxer shorts are made in Italy by a family company that has been Continue reading Berg & Berg boxer shorts
Pocket squares can be machine-sewn, machine-rolled and hand-rolled. Some people mistake machine-rolled pocket squares for hand-rolled ones, but they look different. Here are two machine-rolled pocket squares – I hope you will notice that multitude of stitches (it’s less noticeable Continue reading Handrolled and machine-rolled
There are several types of waistbands for boxer shorts. The most popular one is used by Derek Rose, Kabbaz-Kelly & Sons, Villa Delmitia, Pakeman, Harvie & Hudson, Hilditch & Key and lots of other brands. It features several rows of Continue reading Types of waistbands (boxer shorts)
Mercerized cotton (or mercerised cotton) is a cotton yarn, which underwent a special treatment called mercerization. As a result of this treatment, yarns become smoother, silkier, stronger and easier to dye. According to Alexander Kabbaz, mercerization is obligatory if a Continue reading Mercerized cotton and Fil d’Ecosse