$100 Boxer Short Trend

[jeffrey]

From money.cnn.com

In popular lore, the well-dressed man charts a steady course: the blue blazer, the gray flannel suit, a solid pair of wingtips.


Truth is, when navigating fashion's choppy waters, most men aren't quite Admiral Nelson. Think of some popular accessories of the past 25 years: Suspenders. Yellow ties. For good or ill, anyone can be a sucker for a trend.

These days, men's fashion is at a crossroads, neither totally casual nor fully formal. So handicapping the next must-have accessory is even trickier than usual. But I'm tempted to bet on fancy socks and extravagant underwear.

Anecdotal evidence is beginning to accumulate:

* A fashion magazine runs a lavish spread that asks, "Are socks the new tie?" It features $85 striped varieties from Domenico Vacca, or subtle red plaid ones from Etro that cost $65.

* The Wall Street Journal reports on fast-rising sales of $68 cotton boxer shorts from Hanro. Men, the story contends, are beginning to want "underwear that fits just so."

* A clothes-conscious friend tells me that he has become obsessed by hosiery.

The last item got my attention.

He is the sort of guy who wears proper hats according to season, gets preoccupied by the cut of a shirt, and whose proudest possession is a tailor-made suit stitched for him by one of New York's hottest young designers... Entire Story Here