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C-IN2 has some really great new collections. Some of them are refreshed many of their lines and new ones. One of the new ones that I love is the new active wear line. The new active wear line is creative and C-IN2 put their own spin on it. It was one of the best things I saw at Magic. I want to thank C-IN2 for meeting with us! Not all of these lines are out, but we will let you know when it’s out but here are some things that will be released. Pop Color
Dip Dye
Hand me down
Filthy
New Two Pack
Grip
Zen
Prime
French Terry sweats
Grip
Swimwear
This year I got to sit down with Jason Scarlatti, Creative Director at 2(x)ist, and go over the lines that will be out later this year. It’s always fun to sit down with him and we appreciate him taking the time to talk to us. The one thing I love about 2(X)ist they like to have undies that fit and look great, They aren’t stuck making the same colors year after year. This year 2(x)ist is going play with waistbands, colors, materials and patterns. You can expect some really fun things from 2(X)ist. Last year has brought us Love, Speed and Gold. If you liked those brands wait till you see this up coming collection. Sleek Mesh (Above)
Pro Line (below left)
Chevron
Prints
Tartan upgraded
Love Line (below right)
Swimwear Core swim wear
Gold
Jogger
Woven Swimwear
Block stripe
The Underwear lines will be released starting in August. This is quite a ways off but they will be worth the wait. The swimwear will be out sooner! We will let you know when each line comes out. Check out the current lines at 2(X)ist.com Pikante is one of those companies that always likes to have fun with their undies. In years past have done camo prints, bright colors and metallic. They enjoy creating sexy and fun undies. This year is no different. The new line has something for the guy who likes to make a statement with his underwear! Here is a highlight of what I saw in Vegas last month. These should be out now at retail stores online and brick & mortar stores. If it’s not out it should be released shortly! Intimo Anatomic Brief PIK-8641 – Purple has been a big trend in men’s underwear this past year. Pikante keeps this trend going with this great brief with a matching purple waistband! It also has a matching boxer the Intimo Boxer PIK-8379. Description: Brief with elastic band at the waist embroidered with the brand in contrasting color, this garment features a soft stretch fabric with stripes texture that gives elegance and modernism, comes in three colors. Composition: 93% Polyester, 7% Spandex. V-Mesh Brief PIK-8642 – Mesh is another trend in the men’s underwear market. Pikante is using mesh to create fun undies. The V-Mesh brief is solid in the front but mesh in the back, as you can see in the pics. Available in Red, White and Black. Description: Brief with elastic band at the waist embroidered with the brand, this garment is made of a soft stretch cotton that fits perfectly, the back has a sexy design with transparency. Composition: 94% Cotton, 6% Spandex. Sporty Jockstrap PIK-9227 – Sports mesh is one of the fabrics underwear designers are using more and more. Pikante is using this in a jockbrief. It’s available in Black, Grape, Blue and Yellow. The colors are the waistbands! Description: Jockstrap brief style, made in a soft stretch micro-mesh that allows body perspiration providing the necessary support, features contrasting color bias and elastic waistband embroidered with the brand. Composition: 90% Polyester, 10% Spandex. Biologic Boxer and Piping Brief PIK-8368 and PIK-8369 – This is a cut, in both styles, they have had in previous collection. However, the print is new. When you see it in person it’s an almost snake skin print . It’s a geographic print that almost mimics snake print. It’s very cool. Description: Briefs with anatomical cup, features a soft material with elegant texture and glossy finish that fits snugly to the body, with contrasting color bias around the entire garment, elastic band at the waist embroidered with the brand. Composition: 100% Polyester. Purpurata Brief and Boxer PIK-8640 and PIK-8369. The one thing you can’t see in this pair is they are see through. While its not blatantly so but if you are a fan of mesh you will love these. The two pairs will show off more then you see here! Description: Brief with anatomical cup, this garment is made of a soft elastic material with sheer stripes texture that adds a sensual and elegant twist, with elastic band at the waist for a perfect fit. Composition: Polyetser 91%, 9% Spandex. Fluorescent Jumbo Brief PIK-8638 – We have said that Day Glow colors are going to be everywhere this year. Pikante does the Jumbo brief in the day glow colors. They updated this line to the new colors! Available in Orange, Coral and Green. Description: Brief with cup and back made ??of a soft elastic material in neon color that fits perfectly to the body with elastic bias in contrasting color, elastic band at the waist embroidered with the brand. Composition: 83% Polyester, 17% Spandex. Double Effect Jockstrap PIK-9226 – Jocks continue to be strong. So when Pikante puts out a new taken on a classic it’s welcome to see. This jock has the leg straps a little different. They are lower on the hips with a strap on the side to hole it in place. Available in Yellow, Red and Blue. Description: Jockstrap, cup made of an elastic material with glossy color, this piece features comfortable thin elastic bands around waist and legs that provide the necessary support. Composition: 92% Nylon, 8% Spandex. Whip Thong PIK-8103 – The Whip thong is more of a cross between a bikini and thong. Made out of a metallic fabric. The design also has a ring on the sides. Available in Silver, Black and Red. Description: Thong, features a delicate elastic material with metallic finish that comes in three different colors, with metal rings on the sides that give a sensual touch to the garment. Composition: 93% Polyester, 7% Spandex. Fluorescent G-string PIK-8207 – What would a collection be without some day glow thongs! This thong has the full pouch with the two straps going to a ring in the back. It’s available in Green, Coral and Orange. Description: Thong, frontal area made ??of a soft elastic material that comes in three bold colors, sides and back have multiple elastic straps that come together in the middle with a metal ring. Composition: 83% Polyester, 17% Spandex. Spider Thong PIK-8104 The last pair we are covering is the Spider Thong. This is a full pouch with straps coming off the side that attach to an elastic band in the back. It’s a very fun thong and if you are a thong lover this is one you should look into! Available in Red, Grey, Black and white. Description: Thong features a comfortable cup made in stretch cotton that fits perfectly, the sides have multiple elastic straps that bind with a wide elastic band in the back with the brand embroidered in contrasting color. Composition: 94% Cotton, 6% Spandex. Check these out and more pairs at your favorite retailer!
Here is what the brand says about the new line: “PPÜ 2013-1 takes sexy men’s underwear to a whole new sporty level by playing up athletic elements like elastic bands, contrast piping and the backless look of a jockstrap into all of their styles. For the guy in search of all-out sexy, there are quite a few X-rated styles in every silhouette–from pouchless thongs to full-body straps and super sheer fabrics–that are sure to fulfill the most intense underwear fetishes. ” Here are some of the highlights of the collection: PPU 1303 Thong – This thong has some great new colors, design and new waistband. The colors on this are the lilac/coral, black/coral and white/sliver. The lilac is a new color to the PPU line and is set off nicely with the coral waistband. The cut out in the top shows off just a bit more skin then a regular thong and will make someone look twice. Lastly is the new branded waistband. It’s in two new colors Coral and Silver with PPU written across the side. Description: Brazilian thong, has a sensual design on the cup with a slit at the top, this area and back are made of a soft material with texture and elastic edges, for a good fit counts with a wide elastic at the waist embroidered with the brand. Composition: 83% Nylon, 17% Spandex. PPU 1311 Brief. This brief has the same waistbands and colors as the thong above. However the fabric has a plaid design built in, you can barely see it in the picture. When you see it in person it will be look more detailed and will really stand out. Its subtle but a very nice detail! Description: Brief with wide elastic band around the waist for a good fit, made of a soft elastic material with checkered texture, has a modern design with full cup with elastic trim in contrasting color around the legs and under the cup area for support. Composition: 83% Nylon, 17% Spandex. PPU 1313 Bust Buster Brief – Enhancing underwear is back at PPU. The Butt Buster brief has padding in the back. The padding isn’t too big so it will add just a bit more without being too noticeable. Available in Black/White, Red/Grey and Turquoise/Blue. Description: Brief with elastic band around the waist, this piece is designed to enhance the buttocks area and cup, because of its soft and elastic cotton material that generates a support in these areas, with elastic trims around the slits to create a sexy silhouette. Composition: 94% Cotton, 6% Spandex. PPU 1307 Boxer with Pockets – When you think PPU you don’t initially thing Boxer Briefs. But, this collection has some with pockets. You maybe asking what do you do with underwear with pockets. This time we will say that is for you to determine! You can put many things in the pockets ranging from money to well… that is for you to imagine! Available in Grey/Turquoise, Blue/Black, White/Red and Black/White. Description: Boxer with wide elastic band at the waist for a good fit, garment made of a soft stretch cotton for comfort of the body, with cup and has pockets design in contrasting color color at the front sides. Composition: 94% Cotton, 6% Spandex. PPU 1308 Jockstrap – PPU has always had really fun and interesting jocks. This one is one of the more conservative designs. It’s a more traditional jock with a smaller waistband, that looks more like a swimmer jock. It’s great under jeans or something casual. This jock is available in Blue/White and Grey/red. Description: Jockstrap with cup made in a stretch cotton with zigzag stitching that gives comfort to this area of the body, with soft elastic around the buttocks to provide support, and elastic band at the waist embroidered with the brand. Composition: 94% Cotton, 6% Spandex. PPU 1317 Boxer – The colors come into play with this pair. The boxer is with a bright blue and red. It’s a traditional design with a waistband with PPU written in the same white. Its one of the more “conservative” pairs for PPU. Description: Boxer made of a soft stretch cotton with side cuts in two different colors, the cup and the bottom features a white cotton, with elastic band at the waist for a good fit to the body. Composition: 94% Cotton, 6% Spandex. PPU 1310 Brief – No collection would be complete without a great brief. PPU does a take on the classic brief but puts their spin on it. They do this by the colors and waistbands. The pair has a solid waistband with the PPU brand in the same color. The pouch is framed by piping on each side of the pouch. The colors are Blue/White, Coral/Grey and Mint/Blue. Description: Low rise brief, made of a soft elastic material with texture that gives a modern twist, has wide elastic around the waist for a good fit and elastic trim in contrasting color around the legs and cup. Composition: 92.5% Nylon, 17.5% Spandex. PPU Boxer 1322 – No PPU line would be complete without some mesh! The Boxer 1322 has an pouch with a peekaboo mesh panel in the pouch. It shows off some but not all. Its def not for the shy. The colors are White, Black and Mint. These colors are big in the collection this year. The fabric has a pattern of circles that gives it a texture. Description: Boxer with elastic band at the waist embroidered with the brand in contrasting color, this garment is made of a soft material circular textured, has a design with sexy mesh on the top of the cup that sensually reveals this area of the body. Composition: 92.5% Nylon, 17.5% Spandex. PPU Jokcstrap 1305 – Jocks have always been big in the PPU Line up. The jock mentioned above is the most conservative of the line, this is def not conservative. It’s a design with two cut outs at the top of the pouch where the waistband starts. In the back it has to wrings and a cross between a jock and thong back. If you see the middle pictures you can see how it shows off your assets. This is available in Blue, White and Black. Description: Jockstrap with multiple wide elastics around the waist, buttocks and front, joining in the back with metal rings at the waist, providing the necessary support to the body, with cup made of a soft and comfortable material, this garment comes in three colors. Composition: 93% Nylon, 7% Spandex. PPU Underall 1315 – PPU is one known for doing creative and fun undies. This is called the Underall which is a cross between a boxer brief and overalls. It reminds me of a very European cute. Just available in red or black with the contrasting silver branded waistband. If you are a fan of something fun and out of the ordinary then check this pair out. Description: Underall, a modern design of boxer with cup and broadband at the waist for a good fit, this is one its attached to a front piece that has straps that go to the back, they can graduate with comfortable plastic clasps, this garment is made in a soft stretch cotton. Composition: 94% Cotton, 6% Spandex. PPU Jock Thong 1302 – Jock Thongs have gained in popularity in the last few years. PPU added its own spin this new design. The pouch is framed with the straps giving it two cut outs on the side. While in the back it has both the traditional thong and jock back. It will frame and show off your assets very well. Available in Purple/White, Black and White. Description: Jockstrap Thong, has a soft and comfortable wide elastic around the waist, the buttocks and the front sides to provide the necessary support to the body, with cup and back made ??of a material with textured stripes, this garment comes in three colors . Composition: Polyester 82.5%, 17.5% Spandex. PPU 1319 Side Mesh Boxer – Don’t let the name fool you, this has a lot more mesh then just on the side. The front has a solid Pouch and mesh on the sides and down the inner thighs. Then on the back the is almost solid mesh! It’s one that has maximum exposure but doesn’t expose too much. Available in black and white. Description; Boxer with elastic band at the waist, has a sensual design with mesh on the sides and back that reveals to these areas of the body, cup and legs features a soft elastic material with zigzag stitching in contrasting color. Composition: 93% Nylon, 7% Spandex. This is just a highlight of the brand. There are plenty of more pairs released! Those include more thongs and mesh and some really X rated pairs. So PPU is not for the shy but rather the bold guy who’s not afraid to show off what he has to offer! Make sure you check your favorite retail store for the entire collection.
There are some trends happening in men’s underwear this season. The first, in the spring we can expect to see pastels. The blues, pinks and yellows will be big across a few brands. The next trend is Neon/Day Glow. The 80′s are back, well in undies. This is wide spread across many more new collections. It is both in solids and accent colors. Lastly, creative waistbands. Companies are redesigning them, doing new things with them and more! Magic is where almost all the companies were this year. In years past it was almost evenly divided between Magic and Curve. This year I met with only 3 companies at Curve and over 30 at Magic. So more men’s brands are moving to Magic. I wanted to tweet and Facebook from the floor to get questions and feedback but the service was so terrible I could barely get a text out at times. Its important for our readers to give us feedback and feel like you are part of the process. Next Magic we want to take more questions from our readers. I will make posts for each brand we will be meeting with and you can post questions in the comments ore email us! There are plenty of more trends happening per brand but I thought I would go over the few ranging across all brands. I am looking forward to sharing all the brands I saw. You guys will love some of the regular brands we cover and may just find a new favorite! UNB goes to Vegas to see all the new underwear from some of your favorite brands. I generally go two times a year in every February and August. It is a great time to talk to all the brands and some retailers about the new pairs being released. I will be meeting with over 30 companies in three days. Those three days will be nonstop. Some of the brands you may already know like 2(X)ist, Andrew Christian, Pistol Pete, and more. Then there are some you may not know well but after we talk to them and write them up they may become some of your new favorites. I will bring you some of the hottest underwear that is or will be released! There will be several ways to follow us at Magic/Curve. Follow our Twitter account (http://www.twitter.com/unbblog). The wireless and cell service is not the best, but I will try to post when I am meeting with certain companies. The second way is Instagram (http://www.instagram.com/unbblog). Regardless of the cell service at the end of the day I will post pictures on Instagram. Lastly, we will have write ups on the different brands the following week! They will run over the next few weeks. Certain brands will be delayed due to their release schedule. But I will post a list of brands I speak too and when you can expect to see them on the blog! |
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