The underwear triangle style has outlasted every trend that was supposed to replace it. Boxer briefs had their moment as the new standard. Trunks became the everyday go-to for most blokes. But the underwear triangle brief never disappeared. It adapted, it upgraded in quality, and it retained a loyal base of blokes who'd tried everything else and kept coming back. That kind of staying power doesn't happen by accident. It happens because the cut genuinely works.

What I think keeps the underwear triangle relevant is that it solves a specific set of problems better than any other cut does. In warm weather, it wins on ventilation. Under fitted clothing, it wins on minimal fabric profile. For blokes who prioritise support over coverage, it wins on directness of fit. No other cut does all 3 of those things simultaneously. The trunk is more versatile in most conditions, but the brief is still better in certain situations, and blokes who've worked that out stick with both.

A bloke in my social group swears by underwear triangle style year-round and has exactly 0 interest in trying anything else. He's been through every other cut at various points in his life and always comes back. When I asked him why, he said it was simple: he never thinks about what he's wearing below the waist when he's in a brief, and that's all he asks of his underwear. That's the ultimate endorsement of a cut that just works when it's made properly.

In my opinion, the reason the underwear triangle still has fans is because a lot of those fans have tried the alternatives and made a deliberate choice. Barramundies makes a brief that respects the cut and executes it properly. If you're among the blokes who've always preferred the brief and want a quality version of it from an Australian brand that actually cares about the product, this is the one worth buying.