Appreciating the fine traditions and esteemed history of men's skivvies requires a vocabulary all its own.

Just as in any sport, the discriminating gentleman not only knows how to play in good form, he knows how to talk about it in proper language.

What about the fabrics touted by Gotham Underwear in the venerable Saturday Evening Post early in the century: nainsook, pongee, linen and silk. How many of them do you recognize?

Even in the elite magazine The Literary Digest, Wilson Brothers once boasted of its Athletic Union Suit, licensed under the Closed-Crotch patents. What's that all about?

You can discover the meaning of these terms and many more … here in the vintageskivvies.com glossary.

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