Need new boxers, so I’m at the middle-/upper-middle-class mall.

Used to roll with Eddie Bauer - good cut, good fabric, good elastic, good fly with no button - but the line’s discontinued. Was hoping by the time this day came the “boxer brief” fad would be dead, alas. They do seem to have evolved from worst-of-both-worlds hybrid to serviceable boxers with ugly codpieces, so there’s that.

Two things here I’ve never seen in a mall before: a distillery tasting room and a pet… leasing? dealership. I dunno man.

Torrid’s developed a distinct enough brand style I bet people wouldn’t even guess it started as a ‘90s spinoff of Hot Topic’s “mallgoth corsets for fat girls” aisle.