Drop the boxers – Y-fronts give security
SALES of Y-fronts have increased by 35 per cent since the recession began, retailer Debenhams said yesterday.
The derided style of men's underwear has been the high-street giant's fastest-selling pants this year, outperforming more trendy boxers and trunks.
Last month, Y-fronts outsold boxer shorts for the first time since the early 1990s – the last time Britain was in recession.
And it is the standard white styles which are selling like hot cakes rather than the high fashion versions of previous years.
The store's spokesman Ed Watson said: "These are the sort of pants our fathers wore. They provide a much greater sense of security than boxers, and in these troubled times, perhaps that's what men need to feel."
Email to a friend
Print this page- Scottish independence: I don’t want ‘separatism’ says Sir Tom Farmer
- Jim McColl may back Scottish independence if third option omitted
- The Rumour Mill: Monday’s football news and gossip
- Rangers takeover: CVA bid ‘on track’ as date is set for 14 June
- Craig Levein insists Scotland will recover from US thrashing
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Edinburgh
Tuesday 29 May 2012
Today
Cloudy
Temperature: 10 C to 16 C
Wind Speed: 12 mph
Wind direction: North east
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 9 C to 15 C
Wind Speed: 12 mph
Wind direction: North east
