{"id":1913,"date":"2013-03-01T14:46:10","date_gmt":"2013-03-01T14:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/?p=1913"},"modified":"2014-01-11T21:46:44","modified_gmt":"2014-01-11T21:46:44","slug":"selling-mens-underwear-by-michael-grace-martin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/selling-mens-underwear-by-michael-grace-martin\/","title":{"rendered":"Selling Mens Underwear by Michael Grace-Martin"},"content":{"rendered":"<script>fsg_json['fsg_post_1913'] = [\n{id: 1914, image: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_01_V5A1987.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_01_V5A1987-150x150.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYC#1914\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Selling Mens Underwear #1 (Workout Stogie)<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYC#1914\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 1915, image: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_02_V5A2362.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_02_V5A2362-150x150.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYC#1915\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Selling Mens Underwear #2 (Naked Couch Guy)<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYC#1915\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 1916, image: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_03_V5A2273.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_03_V5A2273-150x150.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYC#1916\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Selling Mens Underwear #3 (Form Fitting)<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYC#1916\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 1917, image: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_04_V5A1991.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_04_V5A1991-150x150.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYC#1917\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Selling Mens Underwear #4 (Deodorant Jockey)<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYC#1917\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 1918, image: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_05_V5A2261.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_05_V5A2261-150x150.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYC#1918\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Selling Mens Underwear #5 (Sex Symbol)<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYC#1918\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 1919, image: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_06_V5A2073.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_06_V5A2073-150x150.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYC#1919\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Selling Mens Underwear #6 (Telly Trunks)<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYC#1919\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 1974, image: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/V5A2227-2.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/V5A2227-2-150x150.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYC#1974\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Selling Mens Underwear #7 (Pizza in Bed)<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYC#1974\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 1921, image: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_08_V5A2294.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_08_V5A2294-150x150.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYC#1921\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Selling Mens Underwear #8 (Shaving Briefs)<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYC#1921\"><div 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'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/V5A20931.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/V5A20931-150x150.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYC#1979\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Selling Mens Underwear #10 (Dark Tan Man..w\/Power Tool)<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYC#1979\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 1923, image: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_10_V5A2337.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_10_V5A2337-150x150.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYC#1923\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Selling Mens Underwear #11 (Crotch Shot Man)<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYC#1923\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 1924, image: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_11_V5A2316.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_11_V5A2316-150x150.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYC#1924\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Selling Mens Underwear #12 (Lolly and Shades)<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYC#1924\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 1925, image: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_12_V5A2375.jpg', extlink: '', thumb: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_12_V5A2375-150x150.jpg', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYC#1925\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Selling Mens Underwear #13 (Naked Bed Guy)<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYC#1925\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'},\n{id: 2764, image: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/webstore_slide1.png', extlink: 'http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/michaelgrace-martinphotography-20', thumb: 'https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/webstore_slide1-150x150.png', permalink: '<div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYE\/webstore_slide-2\/#0\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div>', layer: '<div class=\"galleria-infolayer\"><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><h1>Michael\\'s Amazon Store (click arrow)<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/michaelgrace-martinphotography-20\" href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/michaelgrace-martinphotography-20\"><div class=\"galleria-link\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\"><a title=\"Permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1Ke5oYE\/webstore_slide-2\/#0\"><div class=\"galleria-link-bookmark\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"galleria-layeritem\" style=\"padding-right: 20px;\"><\/div>'}\n];<\/script>\n<p>I turned 50 this year. So what?<\/p>\n<p>When I was in my 30s, I lived in California and worked out <strong>a lot<\/strong>. I got to be pretty &#8220;buff&#8221; and a friend told my girlfriend at the time (now my wife)\u00a0that I should model mens underwear. I thought this was a pretty funny suggestion (I was in grad school at the time), but eventually actually went as far as having a fellow grad student take some photos for a small portfolio, and even meeting with a modeling agency in LA! (Once I found out how much it cost, I decided not to go that route.)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1945\" style=\"width: 397px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1945\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1945  \" alt=\"One of my &quot;modeling&quot; photos (circa 1996)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2136_64329802920_4975_n.jpg\" width=\"387\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2136_64329802920_4975_n.jpg 387w, https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2136_64329802920_4975_n-193x300.jpg 193w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of my &#8220;modeling&#8221; photos (circa 1996)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Other than posting some model photos on the Internet (a very new thing at the time), I never actually got a modeling gig and quickly put the whole idea behind me. Life went on, including getting married, moving to Upstate New York, and having two children.<\/p>\n<p>Well&#8230;upon turning 50 this past year, I wanted to commemorate the occasion photographically. I knew I wanted to do a self-portrait series (partially inspired by the work of Cindy Sherman and Francesca Woodman), but I was having a hard time deciding on what sort of series.<\/p>\n<p>Then I remembered how Jim Palmer (a very successful pitcher with the Baltimore Orioles) famously modeled Jockey underwear&#8230;which I thought he did in his 50s *after* retiring from baseball. (It turns out I was wrong; he was actually in his 30s and 40s&#8230;though maybe he did it as late as his early 50s? I&#8217;m not sure anymore!) That combined with my early failed attempt at underwear modeling clinched it for me: I would do a series on mens underwear ads.<\/p>\n<p>For this series, I looked at all the mens underwear ads I could find. (Did you know there are people selling vintage mens underwear ads at eBay?)<\/p>\n<p>Mens underwear ads used to be very straightforward and boring (with most of the models wearing &#8220;tighty whities&#8221; or boxer shorts and t-shirts). The ads Jim Palmer did were a bit more sexy; he was tan and wearing bikini briefs, but simply sitting on the edge of a box in front of a plain backdrop looking at the camera. Provocative for the times, but still relatively mild.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1958\" style=\"width: 378px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1958\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1958 \" alt=\"Jim Palmer in Jockey Briefs in the 1980s\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/831d74d0458bc781937992fc310fd02e.jpg\" width=\"368\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/831d74d0458bc781937992fc310fd02e.jpg 368w, https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/831d74d0458bc781937992fc310fd02e-190x300.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jim Palmer in Jockey Briefs in the 1980s<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Over the years, the ads&#8211;and the underwear&#8211;have gotten more sexy, blatant (&#8220;in your face&#8221;) and have even managed to slip in some nudity&#8211;i.e., where the model isn&#8217;t even wearing underwear, but the underwear are somewhere in the &#8220;scene&#8221; (this, in particular, makes me chuckle).<\/p>\n<p>The settings in the ads range widely, but can be exotic locations (like\u00a0Mediterranean beaches), luxurious bedrooms, or near eye-catching architecture. It seems to me the places where men are usually in their underwear are a bit more &#8220;pedestrian&#8221;. But do commonplace locations not sell underwear??<\/p>\n<p>So for this, my 50th year, I decided to do my own &#8220;take&#8221; on mens underwear ads to see how much I could capture of the spirit of the current ads out there, as well as honing them a bit to be more realistic, or&#8230;perhaps, uh&#8230;more &#8220;preposterous&#8221;?&#8230;:-).<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW!<\/strong><br \/>\nYou can now purchase some of the underwear used in this photo series! Go to <a title=\"Michael Grace-Martin Photography's Amazon Store\" href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/michaelgrace-martinphotography-20?_encoding=UTF8&amp;node=1\" target=\"_blank\">my Amazon Associates store<\/a> to buy them now. The small amount I receive from each purchase helps to support this website&#8230;:).<\/p>\n<p>[Addendum (3\/3\/13):<br \/>\nI&#8217;m realizing that it can be very tricky doing a self-portrait project that isn&#8217;t viewed as an outright, attention-getting vanity performance. From my perspective, I was using a model to whom I have exclusive access, was ready when I needed him, and who I didn&#8217;t even have to worry about paying. I was a great resource for myself to do a photo project, and I don&#8217;t want to have to shy away from using this model just because he&#8217;s me.]<\/p>\n<p>5\/1\/2013: One other point I&#8217;d like to add: I trained for this shoot like I was Sylvester Stallone training for a Rocky movie! I really pushed myself in workouts and did extra sessions during the two weeks leading up to the shoot. I also applied self-tanning lotion until I started turning orange! (my orange skin was getting looks at the gym, I could tell&#8230;:p) I guess my point is that I really worked for this and it wasn&#8217;t easy.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1913 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_1913\" data-imgid=\"1914\" href='https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_01_V5A1987.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_01_V5A1987-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1914\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1914'>\n\t\t\t\tSelling Mens Underwear #1 (Workout Stogie)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_1913\" data-imgid=\"1915\" href='https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_02_V5A2362.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_02_V5A2362-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1915\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1915'>\n\t\t\t\tSelling Mens Underwear #2 (Naked Couch Guy)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_1913\" data-imgid=\"1916\" href='https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_03_V5A2273.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_03_V5A2273-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1916\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1916'>\n\t\t\t\tSelling Mens Underwear #3 (Form Fitting)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_1913\" data-imgid=\"1917\" href='https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_04_V5A1991.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_04_V5A1991-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1917\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1917'>\n\t\t\t\tSelling Mens Underwear #4 (Deodorant Jockey)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_1913\" data-imgid=\"1918\" href='https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_05_V5A2261.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_05_V5A2261-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1918\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1918'>\n\t\t\t\tSelling Mens Underwear #5 (Sex Symbol)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_1913\" data-imgid=\"1919\" href='https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_06_V5A2073.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_06_V5A2073-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1919\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1919'>\n\t\t\t\tSelling Mens Underwear #6 (Telly Trunks)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl 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src=\"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_08_V5A2294-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1921\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1921'>\n\t\t\t\tSelling Mens Underwear #8 (Shaving Briefs)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_1913\" data-imgid=\"1922\" href='https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_09_V5A2149.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_09_V5A2149-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1922\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1922'>\n\t\t\t\tSelling Mens Underwear #9 (Matching Fruit)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_1913\" data-imgid=\"1979\" href='https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/V5A20931.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/V5A20931-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1979\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1979'>\n\t\t\t\tSelling Mens Underwear #10 (Dark Tan Man..w\/Power Tool)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_1913\" data-imgid=\"1923\" href='https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_10_V5A2337.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_10_V5A2337-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1923\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1923'>\n\t\t\t\tSelling Mens Underwear #11 (Crotch Shot Man)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-postid=\"fsg_post_1913\" data-imgid=\"1924\" href='https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_11_V5A2316.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/underads_11_V5A2316-150x150.jpg\" 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