How old is the Jockey brand?

Jockey was founded in 1876 as S.T. Cooper & Sons, a hosiery business in Michigan, before moving into underwear and eventually taking the Jockey name.

What is Jockey known for?

Jockey is best known for introducing the Y-front brief in the 1930s, a design that became the template for modern men's underwear.

Where can I buy Jockey underwear in the UK?

Baks Menswear stocks Jockey underwear in-store in Westbourne, Bournemouth, and online with UK delivery.

What sizes does Jockey underwear come in?

Jockey underwear here typically runs from Small to XXL. Ask in-store if you're unsure which size to choose.

How do I wash cotton underwear to make it last?

Wash at a moderate temperature and avoid high heat tumble drying, which breaks down elastane and shortens the life of the waistband.

Jockey

Jockey has been making underwear since 1876, when Samuel Cooper founded the company as a hosiery business in Michigan. At Baks Menswear in Bournemouth, we stock Jockey's briefs, boxers and vests, built on nearly 150 years of underwear-making experience.

We stock Jockey because it invented the modern men's brief rather than copying someone else's idea. The Y-front design the brand introduced in the 1930s is still the template most underwear brands work from today.

The range covers briefs, boxer shorts and vests in classic and stretch cotton fabrics. Sizes typically run from Small to XXL.

Jockey started as S.T. Cooper & Sons, a hosiery company founded in 1876 to supply quality socks to Michigan lumberjacks, before moving into underwear and eventually becoming Jockey International.

If you want underwear built by the brand that set the standard rather than followed it, this is where to start.