Nobody is thinking hard about their underwear drawer and that is precisely the point. The men who have this right are not making a statement. They are just never dealing with fabric that pills after six washes, elastic that gives up quietly, or a fit that shifts around all day. Grey works because it disappears under almost anything without the clinical coldness of white or the heaviness of black. It is the neutral that actually functions like one.

What we have been looking for specifically are cuts that sit where they are supposed to sit, fabric weights that breathe without feeling thin, and waistbands that hold their shape past the first dozen washes. Marl grey, mid grey, slate. All of it useful. None of it trying to be interesting. The best underwear you own should be the last thing on your mind once you have put it on. These are the ones that achieve exactly that.