Worth springing for: Men’s boxers from the Liberty/Target collection

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Remember last month, when we told you about the Liberty of London for Target collaboration that would be rolling into (and out of) stores on March 14? Well, the Rage household managed to darken the doorstep of its neighborhood Target that very afternoon -- by which time, the racks of clothes had been visibly ravaged, and empty shelves and a single pair of pink gloves were all that remained of the end cap full of eye-popping print-peppered gardening tools (who knew?).

But, thanks to that trip, supplemented by a serious bout of e-tailing, our homestead is now in full floral bloom; our honeymoon photo has been reframed in a pink, frond-festooned Liberty of London for Target picture frame (it was Hawaii, after all ... ), the bride’s assorted potions and perfumes sit neatly in a floral-print, tapered-side media bin, and last night we dined on melamine plates covered in black-and-white flowers.

For me, though, the real surprise came in the boxer-shorts department. As someone blessed with a shape that can most kindly be referred to as classic bowling pin, in most instances, traditional notions of cut and sizing leave a lot to be desired. The Liberty/Target under-trou (is that even a word) are a generous enough cut that they run a full size smaller than I’m used to.

In addition, the fly actually has a single-button closure, a rarity in most brands of boxer shorts today and one I’ve never seen in a pair that costs under $6.

And don’t worry, if you’re not man enough to carry off hibiscus or peacock-feather underpants, there’s also a car print. But be forewarned: At first glance, the auto in the print looks like a stylized version of the VW Beetle.

And do you really want to risk a potentially painful round of punch buggy?

-- Adam Tschorn

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