Matt Reviews Box Menswear White Jockstrap

The Brand: Box Menswear
For anyone who’s spent the last few years in a cave, Box Menswear is the signature brand of underwear with the iconic, rather stark waistband. Box describe themselves as a distinctly British brand, offering the highest quality in men’s underwear and they deliver what they claim. Not only do they keep their underwear designs simple, but so is their approach to advertising. For the past few years, the company has relied solely on using social media ‘celebrities’ (ahem) and their access to large, relatively young audiences across the country to market their brand. So no doubt you’ve seen the likes of Brandon Myers and Max Wyatt using their assets to bulk out the front of the stylish boxers and briefs. 

​About the underwear: White Jockstrap
This is the first time Box Menswear have stepped outside their usual Boxers or Briefs designs. Keeping the classic look to its simplest, with a wide waistband with large black lettering, you’d recognise the brand immediately. The pouch is the usual super soft that you’d expect from a Box item and with the waistband, leg straps and pouch all being the same distinctive white, you’d be forgiven for thinking the jock was sculpted out of one piece of fabric. Made from 92% cotton and 8% elastine the jock is machine washable, although instructions are to keep the temperature low. 

The Review: Box Menswear Jock - Medium
I’ve loved Box Menswear for a long time. Even before I decided to buy my first pair I was already scrolling up and down their Twitter feed almost daily…. Mostly for research. Based on their choice of model and target market, I was expecting the brand to run their waistbands slightly small with their front pouch slightly large (no good for a guy like me who’s beefy up top and less so down below). You’ll be happy to know that I was pleasantly surprised and I had a pair of undies that clung to me but was 100% flattering. 

Now the fit on the jock is slightly different to the briefs, the waistband is slightly larger (about 1”), and the the pouch is slightly more accommodating. This coupled with the silky soft feel of the material it’s easy to walk around thinking you’re not wearing anything at all. Basically, where the briefs and boxers are aimed at strapping you in to make the most from a tight, defined bulge, the jock is about comfort with a much more relaxed feel.
 This ‘looser’ feel that the jock offers might give you some increased comfort, but for anyone into wearing a jock whilst playing, you might find that you worry about their sturdiness. This isn’t to say that the jock can’t handle being grabbed and tugged, but the worry for me was there.
​Anyone who knows me will tell you that a jockstrap is pretty much my uniform so I’m pretty particular about what I have framing my beefy ass, but I can tell you that this Box Jock has quickly become one of my favourites. And with their new range of colours in the briefs and the jocks, I intend to continue being a customer of theirs for time to come.
MOU Rating
Form/Fit: 9/10 - A slightly closer fit would have made me feel more comfortable testing their limits ;)
Style / Look: 10/10
Comfort: 10/10
Value: 10/10 - £20 for a branded jock is an amazing price
Overall Rating: 9.5

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