It’s the End of Parade (and Everything Is Half Off)

By,a senior writer at the Strategist covering fashion.She joined the Strategist as a writer in 2021 and before that worked at NBC and HuffPost.
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It’s a sad day to be the Strategist’sunderwearwriter: Parade is shutting down. It was an underwear upstart that opened around the same time as Knickey andArqand made a name for itself with its size range that went up to a size 3XL and its recycled Re:Play fabric. (In 2023, Parade was sold to thesame manufacturer that sells Fruit of the Loom.) It had a loyal following that included everyone from ​​Megababe founderKatie SturinotoStrategist readers. But in anInstagram postaddressed to “Parade friends and community,” the company announced it would be closing its doors today, October 28. Now, it’s having a going-out-of-business sale and offering 50 percent off sitewide with code CIRCUS50. Predictably, stock is low as are sizes (at most, a boy short is still stocked in XS to L) and colors (except the black Eightball, which is available in nearly everything) are limited. It’s the end of an underwear era — and you know what to do. To help, here’s what’s left that’s mostly in stock:

Parade Silky Mesh Flutter Cheeky
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Parade Re:Play Brief
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Here’s a mid-rise, mesh brief …

Parade Re:Play High Waisted Brief
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… Or there’s the high-waisted version.

Parade Re:Play Boyshort
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“Maybe this happens more if you have a big stomach; maybe not. But you know when your underwear starts to dip and you have to pull it up in the front? It’s a horrible feeling that I never experience in [Parade’s]boy shorts,” explains Megababe’s Katie Sturino.

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“Thethongfor people who don’t wear thongs,” says Parade’s copy.

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The next best thing to nothing is a G-string.

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