Jockey Underwear

An illustration of a man wearing jockey brief underwear is standing, smiling, and waving his left hand. The "A BRIEF HISTORY" text is red with a black border. The other text is black and the background is white.

“A Brief History: The Jockey Underwear Story” was an exhibit on display at the Chicago Historical Society between October 1993 and January 1994.  The exhibit included undergarments and promotional materials spanning over 100 years.  Among the subjects covered in the exhibit was the development of the elastic waistband.  Jockey’s elastic-band brief debuted at Marshall Fields on January 19, 1935.