Waistband (underwear)

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Underwear waistbands are different depending on whether the wearer is a male or a female. Also, waistbands for boxer shorts are thicker that they are for men's briefs, and they are even thinner (and lacy) for women's briefs. From the beginning of briefs to the late 1990s, waistbands were plain looking and didn't state the brand name of the underpant. Today, waistbands for name brand briefs have the name of the manufacturing company on them (generic briefs, however, still use the plain design). However, the usage of name brands, slogans, and licensed characters or sports team logos on boxer shorts didn't achieve popularity until the 2000s. Today, adults can purchase their favorite cartoon characters in boxer shorts form.

[edit] Men's Underwear Waistband Identifier

• black-white-black (with no letters on waistband): generic briefs purchased at most Wal-Marts and other department stores; these briefs are seen in American motion pictures for budgeting reasons
• blue-white-blue: either boys' vintage Fruit of the Loom briefs or generic knockoff
• yellow-white-blue: either men's vintage Fruit of the Loom briefs or generic knockoff
• yellow-white-blue (with FRUIT OF THE LOOM on waistband): men's briefs (1997-2003)
• black-white-black (with Fruit of the Loom on waistband): current men's briefs