Sizing for men's pants is generally easy. What's the size of your waist and how long are your legs? Underwear? Not so much. We're stuck in the rut with ill-defined sizes like "extra small" and "large". Enough of that. Here are the top underwear brands, and what measurements those S, M, and L tags actually line up to.
Waist (inches) | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 |
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2(X)IST | — | S | S/M | M | M/L | L | L/XL | XL |
2EROS | — | XS | S | M | L | XL | XXL | — |
2UNDR | XS | S | S | M | M | L | L | XL |
Addicted | XS | S | M | L | XL | 2XL | 3XL | — |
Agacio | S | S | M | M/L | L | XL | XL | — |
American Eagle | XS | XS/S | S | S/M | M | L | L | XL |
Andrew Christian | XS | XS/S | S/M | M/L | L/XL | XL | — | — |
AussieBum | 2XS | XS | S | M | L | XL | 2XL | 3XL |
Big Boys | — | S | S | M | M | L | L | XL |
BN3TH | 2XS | XS | S | M | L | L/XL | XL | XL |
C-IN2 | XS | S | S/M | M | M/L | L | XL | 2XL |
Calvin Klein | — | S | S | M | M | L | L | XL |
CandyMan | — | — | S | S/M | M/L | L/XL | XL | — |
Champion | XS | S | S | M | M | L | L | XL |
Clever | — | S | S/M | M/L | L/XL | XL | — | — |
Cocksox | — | S | S | M | M | L | L | XL |
Comfyballs | — | S | S/M | M | M/L | L | XL | 2XL |
Daniel Alexander | — | S | M | M | L | XL | XL | — |
David Archy | — | S | S | M | M | L | L | XL |
Diesel | XS | XS | S | M | L | L/XL | XL/2XL | 2XL |
Doreanse | — | — | S | S | M | L | XL | 2XL |
Duluth Trading Co | — | S | S | M | M | L | L | XL |
Emporio Armani | — | S | S | M | M/L | L/XL | XL | — |
Ergowear | — | XS | XS/S | S/M | M/L | L/XL | XL | — |
Fruit of the Loom | — | S | S | M | M | L | L | XL |
Go Softwear | — | S | S | M | L | L | XL | — |
Gregg Homme | — | XS | S | M | M/L | L/XL | XL | — |
Hanes | XS | S | S | M | M | L | L | XL |
Hung | S | S | M | M/L | L | L/XL | XL | — |
Intymen | — | S | M | M | L | XL | XL | — |
Jockey | — | S | S | M | M | L | L | XL |
Jack Adams | S | S | M | M/L | L | XL | XL | — |
Jockmail | — | — | M | M/L | L/XL | XL/2XL | 2XL | — |
Joe Snyder | — | S | S | M | L | L/XL | XL | — |
JOR | — | S | S/M | M/L | L/XL | XL | — | — |
Lapasa | 2XS | XS | XS/S | S | M | M/L | L | XL |
Lululemon | — | XS | S | M | M/L | L | XL | XL |
Male Power | — | S | S | M | M | L | L | XL |
MaleBasics | — | — | S | S | M | L | L | XL |
Mack Weldon | — | S | S/M | M | M/L | L/XL | XL | XL |
MeUndies | S | S/M | M | M/L | L | XL | XL/2XL | 2XL |
Michael Kors | — | S | S | M | M | L | L | XL |
MOB | S | S | M | M | L | L | XL | XL |
Mundo Unico | — | S | S/M | M/L | L/XL | XL | — | — |
N2N | XS | S | S/M | M | L | L/XL | XL | — |
Nike | — | — | XS | XS | S | S | M | M |
Obviously | — | — | S | S | M | M | L | L |
Papi | — | S | S | M | M | L | L | XL |
Pair of Thieves | — | S | S/M | M | L | L | XL | XL |
Pikante | — | S | S/M | M/L | L/XL | XL | — | — |
Polo Ralph Lauren | — | S | S | M | M | L | L | XL |
PSD | — | S | S | M | M | L | L | XL |
Pump | — | S | S/M | M/L | L/XL | XL | — | — |
Reebok | XS | XS | S | S/M | M/L | L | L/XL | XL |
Saxx | — | XS | S | S/M | M | L | L/XL | XL |
Separatec | — | S | S | M | M | L | L | XL |
Sheath | — | S | S | M | M | L | L | XL |
Shinesty | — | — | S | M | L | L | XL | XL |
Sukrew | — | — | S | S/M | M | M/L | L | XL |
T-Bô | S | S/M | M | L | XL | XL | — | — |
Tommy Hilfiger | — | S | S | M | M | L | L | XL |
UFM | XS | S | S | M | M | L | L | XL |
Underarmour | XS | S | M | M | L | L | XL | XL |
Unico | — | S | M | L | XL | — | — | — |
Uniqlo | S | S | S/M | M | M/L | L/XL | XL | 2XL |
WildmanT | — | S | S/M | M | L | L/XL | XL | XL |
Xtremen | — | S | S/M | M/L | L/XL | XL | — | — |