Underwear and Socks
Part two of my groveling.
Socks: I like darn tough and own a lot of their micro crew running socks in black. However, I need some socks in white for the summer. Willing to spend Darn Tough money for socks obviously. Was looking at Bombas cotton half calf socks in white?
Underwear: What’s the consensus on good cotton underwear these days? Is cotton even the best underwear material or is it modal? Black Calvin Klein boxer briefs are all sold out and I’ve heard tales of their poor quality control.
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For underwear, there are tradeoffs depending on your climate, activity, preferences. I personally like synthetic because I want the stretch and moisture wicking. Cotton is breathable but absorbs moisture and it feels awful having it be damp. I used to go for uniqlo airism because they were the right material, but they ride up on me, so I’ve switched to Tommy Johns
There’s like a billion underwear brands now vs when everybody was recommending ex officio as the high end
So I think you’ll need to just try a bunch of them
Some brands that get mentioned, prince and wool, saxx, Mack Weldon, Duluth, ck, all citizen, even skims
I see, I just don’t like how synthetic materials smell
Thanks for the good response
american trench has some white merino socks, I've also been pretty content with their normal cotton stuff, I think most people have a pair or two of the retros.
u need to use sport detergent, oxiclean, etc in ur wash cycles
just dont mix it with wool or silk (or other protein fabrics)
wouldn’t wearing cotton underwear solve this problem 😭
Damn I’m lowkey still in high school so I was just using whatever detergent my family has
Lady white co makes my favourite plain cotton socks.
For underwear I like icebreaker merino. They have summer weight fabric too so I use them all year long. I tend to stick to their 100% merino stuff so can’t comment on their poly-wool blends
fwiw i've not had any issues with calvin klein modal trunks; they're comfortable, breathe well and have survived the wash plenty of times. i usually just buy a three pack from tj maxx or wherever when i need to replace any
Much prefer modal to cotton
interesting is this the common consensus
shame i missed the calvin klein sale
Luckily since they are surviving off sales it probably won't be long before they have another one