But there, in a town searching for gritty authenticity in its songwriters, they both met a lot of skepticism about being too good-looking to be believable or talented at the music itself, something he said still happens to the both of them after a show. In New York he met his wife - who is, of course, also ridiculously good-looking - and they moved to Nashville to pursue a band. ‘All this has a passive-aggressive, negative effect on your subconscious’ I could only be so good at it because my heart just wasn’t in it.” But being a model, I didn’t find much emotional or spiritual substance in it. “It’s not a dis to people in the fashion industry who find love and art in it,” he says. Even though it helped him get past feeling uncomfortable with his physical blessings, it just didn’t feel right.
Still, something in it just felt bad to him. But their looks were more matter-of-fact for them. Others were just beautiful people with no other marketable skills. There were some models who were simply gaming their looks to make a lot of cash in a short period of time to pay for medical school. “By then I was more comfortable with my looks, and it sure beat being a bartender or waiter in terms of money, hours and lifestyle,” so he kept it going, he says.įor Steven, hanging out with other lookers was a crash course in how well some people wear it, and a roadmap to how he might lean in. But that means I have their photos and you don’t. And who could blame them? The last thing any good looking man wants is to identify himself not just a being good looking, but knowing it. What is it like to go through a “normal” life being too good-looking? I spoke with two men, one gay and one straight, both of whom have always been objectively, empirically, ridiculously hot, and encouraged them to be as candid as possible.īoth men preferred to remain anonymous for this interview. Turns out you don’t have to be Robert Redford to have this problem. In interviews, Redford notes that he actually enjoyed getting older because he “didn’t have to worry about being admired for his looks” so much. As a pretty boy, he says, being taken seriously has been a decades-long battle. There’s a whole list of colorful nicknames like “Banana Hammock” and “Snake Suppressor” but we’ll leave those to your imagination.Robert Redford has officially retired from acting, and in spite of his long and storied career as an actor, director, Sundance founder and elder statesman of film, he has also spent his life as a looker. Men have been covering their privates since the beginning of time and since then the list of names for this particular article of clothing has included: loincloth, braies, chausses, Fundoshi, knickers, drawers, underpants, Y fronts, trolleys, scants, skivvies, trunks, manties, jockstrap, willy warmers, manhole covers, BVDs, tighty whiteys, boxers, and briefs. CONDITION: throw them out if the waistband is stretched out, the fabric is worn out or torn. Blue and grey are sexier than black and stripes and plaid are great for boxers.
Here’s a quick synopsis of the AskMen article: STYLE: a combination of boxers and boxer briefs – no briefs allowed. The same articles asked guys “What type of underwear makes you feel more like a man?” The majority of guys said boxers 43%, followed by briefs at 40% and going commando at 13%. In terms of what men actually buy? 58% boxer briefs, 18% boxer shorts, 16% colorful briefs, 6% tighty whiteys, and 2% thongs. Only 3% of the men polled said they didn’t wear underwear.
The debate over “Boxers or Briefs” was put to the test in 2016 when HuffPostcollaborated with AskMen, who polled 650 men on the subject. We’ve assembled some of the most sexy "Men In Underwear" images available. Whether in boxers or briefs, a guy sporting just his “unmentionables” is going to get our attention.