Underneath

UNDERNEATH / A SERIES

Tell it the way it happened.

Underneath is a series of first-person pieces by men about what they wear and why. Ten questions. Answer as many as you want, in as much detail as you want.

You'll see the final version before it goes live. Anonymous is fine.

There's a drawer in most houses that nobody else opens.

From the opening piece
HOW IT WORKS

Three steps, and none of them are a pitch.

01
Write to us

Send a short note, or answer just one question. If it looks right, we'll send the full list.

02
Answer what you want

Ten questions, all optional. Skip any of them. Rough drafts and voice notes are fine.

03
Read it before it runs

We edit for length and clarity only, never for meaning. Nothing goes live until you say yes.

THE TEN QUESTIONS

Answer any of them. Or only one.

There are no right answers and nothing here is graded. Short is fine.

01What was the first thing you put on that wasn't made for the men's aisle? Where did it come from?
02Was there a moment when this turned from something you were trying into something that just belongs to you?
03Walk me through a normal weekday morning. How do you decide what goes on?
04Which pieces do you wear most, and what is it about them?
05What goes wrong when something doesn't fit: the waistband, the seam, the front, the rise?
06Did anything change in how you see yourself?
07Some men read this as a softer side, some as clothes that simply fit better. Where do you land?
08Who knows? How did they find out, and how did that go?
09If you could stand next to yourself on the day you bought the first one, what would you say?
10Which brands do you keep buying from, and why?

Send your answers through our contact form, a note at a time if you like.

Ten questions. Answer one, or all ten.

Send what you have. If it isn't right for the series, we'll tell you why.

Start with question one