Change up your drawers.
Monday is National Underwear Day.
No joke. It is celebrated annually on Aug. 5 as the day to buy a fresh pair or wear your favorite skivvies.
Internet retailer Freshpair launched the day in 2003 to celebrate underpants.
Underwear has come a long way since tighty-whities and high-waisted granny panties.
Men’s underwear is in every color of the rainbow. Grannies — and grandpas — wear thongs these days. Boxers and superhero briefs, once a boy thing, are in the girls section.
Hipsters, hi-cuts, boycuts or bikinis, undies are still an affordable wardrobe essential no matter how you shape it.
Options abound to splurge on pricey panties. A pair of Versace long stretch cotton trunks for guys is $75. A 3-pack of Lace Retro V-kinis is $117 on HankyPanky.com.
For that price, you can buy a year’s supply of Hanes for you and your friends.
Aug. 5 is also National Work Like a Dog Day. Better wear your most comfy undies.
Things to do on National Underwear Day
Drop your old drawers and buy some new ones.
Read a book about the history of underwear.
Tell an underwear joke. (How long does it take to put on a pair of underwear? A brief second.)
Watch a movie in your underwear.
Host an underwear party or parade down the street.
Go commando.
Andrea Brown: 425-339-3443; abrown@heraldnet.com; Twitter: @reporterbrown.
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