Much like socks, the best men’s underwear should be comfortable, durable, and stylish. But those words mean different things for different people. Most men are quite picky about their underwear and many have strong opinions about which style and brand is best. Here, we do not set out to resolve the great brief-versus-boxer debate. Instead, we’re featuring some of the best options recommended to us by stylists, fitness professionals, and other discerning and active men across all categories. We also scoured our archives for underwear recommendations from other interesting men, like actor Neil Patrick Harris, Tan France, and Rick Ross.

For ease of navigation, we sorted their selections into five categories: boxer briefs, briefs, trunks, boxers, and performance underwear.

size S= 28/30, M=31/32, L=33/34,, XL=35/36, XXL=38/40