Underwear Programs
Questions from brands running briefs, trunks, boxer briefs and jockstraps: shared trims, waistband elastic and how to spec them so reorders match.
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Questions in this topic
- Can one factory run boxer briefs and trunks on the same waistband spec?
- Do jockstrap waistbands need a different elastic for athletic and fashion styles?
- Why does our boxer brief waistband roll over, and how do we fix it in the spec?
- Customers say our trunks chafe at the gusset seam. What should we change?
- Boxer briefs keep riding up the leg. Is it the pattern or the fabric?
- Cotton briefs feel tighter at the waist after a hot wash. Is that shrinkage or the elastic?
- Modal boxer briefs get small holes just below the waistband. Is it the fabric or the sewing?
- Men's briefs: fly front or plain front? What changes in the spec and the cost?
- Customers say our white undershirts show through dress shirts. What should we offer instead?
- Seamless knit or cut-and-sew underwear for our first collection? How do we choose?
- Should our boxer brief size chart show body waist or garment waist measurements?
- How deep should the V-neck be on our undershirts, and how do we keep it consistent?
- Our briefs leave red marks around the thighs. What should we change in the leg elastic?
- The leg hems on our trunks flip up and roll during wear. What should we change?
- Should our jockstrap pouch be single or double layer, and what fabric should we use?
- Should our boxer briefs be pouch underwear with a contoured pouch, or a flat front? What changes in the pattern?
- Our underwear uses organic cotton. What can we claim, and what happens to the elastic, thread and labels?
- Should our underwear use bamboo viscose, modal or cotton, and what do we call the fibre on the label?
- Should the gusset in our boxer briefs be lined with cotton or made from the same fabric as the body?
- The armholes on our sleeveless undershirts either gape or cut into the arm. How do we fix the pattern and finish?
- Should our performance boxer briefs be polyester-elastane or cotton-elastane, and what does each do better?
- We are launching an underwear line. Which style should come first: brief, boxer brief or trunk?
- Can we use printed heat-transfer labels instead of sewn labels inside our underwear, and what must they show?
- How should we specify inseam length on boxer briefs, and should it change by size?
- Should our boxer brief waistband carry a woven jacquard logo or a printed logo?
- The waistbands and leg elastic on our underwear go loose after a few months. What causes it and what do we specify?
Background guides
- Wholesale Knit Underwear: Buying Briefs, Trunks, and Boxers in Bulk
- Underwear Size Assortment for Wholesale Packs
- Men's Underwear Manufacturer: Fit Blocks, Grading and Size-Ratio Planning
- Jockstrap Manufacturer: How Buyers Verify Capability Before Sampling
- Private Label Underwear Manufacturer: Building the Label, Packaging and Approval Path
