We invite you to read this following article about, NBC Washington Video Shoot.

Earlier this afternoon, NBC Washington set up shop in Universal Gear DC to shoot two men’s fashion video segments! We’re going to keep the details a secret until we know the exact dates and times they’re going to air. Until then, enjoy this arm-popping blooper and some still shots from our trusty (sort of) Flipcam.

–UG Team

Who is Universal Gear?

Universal Gear started as a small boutique in DC’s Dupont Circle neighborhood and had a simple goal-to provide a fun and lively atmosphere staffed with friendly, helpful and knowledgeable salespeople who made customers feel comfortable and appreciated and to fill the store with a selection of great merchandise that represents “the best of” fashion from different designers.Â

Since its opening, Universal Gear DC has grown to more than 3,500 square feet of space on two levels. In 1998, David and Keith opened Universal Gear Chicago in the Lakeview East section of town, with 3,900 square feet of retail space.

A year later, as the company grew, they brought on Ricardo Zapata (then an MBA summer intern) to research the eCommerce potential for the company. That research led to the launch of universalgear.com in the winter of 1999.

The online store gives customers all over the world access to some of the great brands we carry (we now have regular customers in Japan, Brazil and the UK among other countries).

Read more about Universal Gear by visiting their about us page, the link is at the bottom of their site.

We invite you to read this following article about, Photoshoot Behind-the-Scenes Video.

He’s back! Dylan D. stars in our latest behind-the-scenes video and has some fun while he’s at it. New looks from Diesel, Ben Sherman, Scotch & Soda, Penguin and Rebel Yell (plus lots more!) are all available in store (DC & NY) and online. Enjoy!

PS. TGIF

Who is Universal Gear?

Universal Gear started as a small boutique in DC’s Dupont Circle neighborhood and had a simple goal-to provide a fun and lively atmosphere staffed with friendly, helpful and knowledgeable salespeople who made customers feel comfortable and appreciated and to fill the store with a selection of great merchandise that represents “the best of” fashion from different designers.Â

Since its opening, Universal Gear DC has grown to more than 3,500 square feet of space on two levels. In 1998, David and Keith opened Universal Gear Chicago in the Lakeview East section of town, with 3,900 square feet of retail space.

A year later, as the company grew, they brought on Ricardo Zapata (then an MBA summer intern) to research the eCommerce potential for the company. That research led to the launch of universalgear.com in the winter of 1999.

The online store gives customers all over the world access to some of the great brands we carry (we now have regular customers in Japan, Brazil and the UK among other countries).

Read more about Universal Gear by visiting their about us page, the link is at the bottom of their site.

We invite you to read this following article about, Photoshoot in Potomac, Part I.

This past Friday, Universal Gear headed to Potomac, MD for a lakeside photoshoot. Our three models – Dean, Edward and Kyle – did an awesome job rocking new denim, boots and underwear. After six hours of shooting, we have some super sexy images that you’ll start to see in stores and online next week! Until then, here’s Part I of our behind-the-scenes coverage. Part 2, which will feature video coverage of the action, will be on our blog in the near future, so check back soon!

Who is Universal Gear?

Universal Gear started as a small boutique in DC’s Dupont Circle neighborhood and had a simple goal-to provide a fun and lively atmosphere staffed with friendly, helpful and knowledgeable salespeople who made customers feel comfortable and appreciated and to fill the store with a selection of great merchandise that represents “the best of” fashion from different designers.Â

Since its opening, Universal Gear DC has grown to more than 3,500 square feet of space on two levels. In 1998, David and Keith opened Universal Gear Chicago in the Lakeview East section of town, with 3,900 square feet of retail space.

A year later, as the company grew, they brought on Ricardo Zapata (then an MBA summer intern) to research the eCommerce potential for the company. That research led to the launch of universalgear.com in the winter of 1999.

The online store gives customers all over the world access to some of the great brands we carry (we now have regular customers in Japan, Brazil and the UK among other countries).

Read more about Universal Gear by visiting their about us page, the link is at the bottom of their site.

We invite you to read this following article about, Fall Fashion Preview.

Yesterday, Universal Gear officially announced its Fall Fashion Preview, to be held next Thursday from 7pm-10pm at our DC location! The event will celebrate Universal Gear’s top fall fashion looks with a full runway show starting at 8:30pm, complimentary hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, and exclusive discounts and incentives for attendees. DJ Cesar Sanchez will be dropping the beats all night, and a few notable DC residents will be joining us.

Space is extremely limited – we can only prepare so many VIP swag bags! – and filling up fast, so make sure to RSVP to our Facebook event as soon as possible.

A special thanks and shout out to our lovely promoter, Timur Tugberk, for his expertise and help with this fabulous event! We also want to thank our generous sponsors for their support: General Motors, Smirnoff, Cobalt – Level 1, Jason Mandel Residential Real Estate, and the Aesthetic Day Spa of Tysons Corner. Next Thursday promises to be one special one!

In case you’re wondering what to expect from our runway show, here’s a look at what we’ve done in the past. See you in a week!

Who is Universal Gear?

Universal Gear started as a small boutique in DC’s Dupont Circle neighborhood and had a simple goal-to provide a fun and lively atmosphere staffed with friendly, helpful and knowledgeable salespeople who made customers feel comfortable and appreciated and to fill the store with a selection of great merchandise that represents “the best of” fashion from different designers.Â

Since its opening, Universal Gear DC has grown to more than 3,500 square feet of space on two levels. In 1998, David and Keith opened Universal Gear Chicago in the Lakeview East section of town, with 3,900 square feet of retail space.

A year later, as the company grew, they brought on Ricardo Zapata (then an MBA summer intern) to research the eCommerce potential for the company. That research led to the launch of universalgear.com in the winter of 1999.

The online store gives customers all over the world access to some of the great brands we carry (we now have regular customers in Japan, Brazil and the UK among other countries).

Read more about Universal Gear by visiting their about us page, the link is at the bottom of their site.

I mean if he angles it just right he might be able to push the approaching hurricanes off course and save the coast!

I mean everyone wants to do their part…right?  And why not save some money while at it?

Just a thought…

Now, this was a special evening where we discussed exciting tid-bits from here to there but the most exciting was our discussion about LHV purchasing an RV.

Now if you didn’t tune in for the live stream you are going to be sad because LHV didn’t hit record so there is no way for you to hear what all we talked about.

However, I will let you in on a little secret…I found a photo of what LHV is going to be getting for his RV.

At first I wasn’t all that impressed but then I thought more about it and it will be PERFECT for Gay Days 2011.

LHV wants to camp out for Gay Days 2011 and has invited me to join him in the Fort Wilderness Resort.

What an excellent idea. With this RV we won’t have to worry about what time the ferries stop running or the buses stop running at night.

Super smart thinking there Mr Vader!  Will my pillow double as a flotation device as well?

We invite you to read this following article about, SUMMER SALE – LAST CALL!!!.

Who is Universal Gear?

Universal Gear started as a small boutique in DC’s Dupont Circle neighborhood and had a simple goal-to provide a fun and lively atmosphere staffed with friendly, helpful and knowledgeable salespeople who made customers feel comfortable and appreciated and to fill the store with a selection of great merchandise that represents “the best of” fashion from different designers.Â

Since its opening, Universal Gear DC has grown to more than 3,500 square feet of space on two levels. In 1998, David and Keith opened Universal Gear Chicago in the Lakeview East section of town, with 3,900 square feet of retail space.

A year later, as the company grew, they brought on Ricardo Zapata (then an MBA summer intern) to research the eCommerce potential for the company. That research led to the launch of universalgear.com in the winter of 1999.

The online store gives customers all over the world access to some of the great brands we carry (we now have regular customers in Japan, Brazil and the UK among other countries).

Read more about Universal Gear by visiting their about us page, the link is at the bottom of their site.

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I set a few days aside to deal with some stuff that has been piling up and enjoy some quiet solitude while tackling those projects.

Being the web geek I am 2 of those projects were to clean up some of the stuff on here as well as catch up on all the posts that had accumulated in my Google Reader.  ((I am sure there were over 2000 posts that were waiting for me to read))

However, now that it is all done, I have this great sense of accomplishment and satisfaction that something that I set out to do has been completed.  Especially since some hours were extremely tedious. Made worse by slow server responses.

And yet I also have this sense of loss, perhaps a wee bit of a blow to a sense of purpose, because now what do I have to do?  Maybe not so much a sense of purpose; maybe more a sense of a loss of my comfort zone that there isn’t something available to occupy my time when I have that boredom or a few minutes here and there.

Oh yeah, 5 more things just came into Google Reader while I was working on this, sweet!

Keep blogging people and hey podCasters – pump them out!  I need some back log!

Calvin Klein’s Cotton Stretch hip brief is yet another great addition the CK line up.

Features a fly front for easy access along with the Calvin Klein name printed around the waistband.

Comes in a 2 pack, which just makes this an even better deal.

Cotton stretch means that this hip brief will move with your unique body while accenting all the right places.

Take a look at the Calvin Klein Cotton Stretch 2 Pack Hip Brief for yourself at Skiviez.com

Who is Skiviez.com?

Skiviez has been providing quality men’s underwear to the world for the past seven years. They rode the dot com boom and subsequent bust because they knew that a successful business runs on customer service and satisfaction, not gimmicks or venture capital. As always, they value your privacy. They also have a forgiving return policy.

Skiviez is a small company with less than 10 employees, they produce all of their own marketing materials and graphics, as well as design and host their website in house. They have written their own e-commerce software to ensure they deliver their high level of customer service. They even design and manage their own Skiviez underwear label.

That translates into them being picky perfectionists who are in direct control of what makes for an excellent shopping experience. There are no middle men there; if you have a problem with their Web site or a problem with your order? Simply contact them. Just got a question about your undies? In case you haven’t noticed, we’re oddly fanatical about underwear.

Skiviez is your men’s underwear headquarters for stylish and sexy underwear such as low rise briefs, mens thongs, jock straps. They carry all of the top brands including Diesel Underwear, 2xist Men’s Underwear, Calvin Klein Men’s Underwear and DKNY.

If you’re looking for quality men’s underwear and service, Skiviez is here to aid in covering your best assets. They have the top brands at the price you’re looking for.

They have everything from Tommy Underwear with its classic American style to Hanro underwear with its high end fabric and price. If you’ve got a tight budget, they are still your store with our huge selection of discounts in our sale section. They even carry underwear that’s made in USA.

Calvin Klein’s Cotton Stretch boxer brief is yet another great addition the CK line up.

Features a fly front for easy access along with the Calvin Klein name printed around the waistband.

Comes in a 2 pack, which just makes this an even better deal.

Cotton stretch means that this boxer brief will move with your unique body while accenting all the right places.

Take a look at the Calvin Klein Cotton Stretch 2 Pack Boxer Brief for yourself at Skiviez.com

Who is Skiviez.com?

Skiviez has been providing quality men’s underwear to the world for the past seven years. They rode the dot com boom and subsequent bust because they knew that a successful business runs on customer service and satisfaction, not gimmicks or venture capital. As always, they value your privacy. They also have a forgiving return policy.

Skiviez is a small company with less than 10 employees, they produce all of their own marketing materials and graphics, as well as design and host their website in house. They have written their own e-commerce software to ensure they deliver their high level of customer service. They even design and manage their own Skiviez underwear label.

That translates into them being picky perfectionists who are in direct control of what makes for an excellent shopping experience. There are no middle men there; if you have a problem with their Web site or a problem with your order? Simply contact them. Just got a question about your undies? In case you haven’t noticed, we’re oddly fanatical about underwear.

Skiviez is your men’s underwear headquarters for stylish and sexy underwear such as low rise briefs, mens thongs, jock straps. They carry all of the top brands including Diesel Underwear, 2xist Men’s Underwear, Calvin Klein Men’s Underwear and DKNY.

If you’re looking for quality men’s underwear and service, Skiviez is here to aid in covering your best assets. They have the top brands at the price you’re looking for.

They have everything from Tommy Underwear with its classic American style to Hanro underwear with its high end fabric and price. If you’ve got a tight budget, they are still your store with our huge selection of discounts in our sale section. They even carry underwear that’s made in USA.

We invite you to read this following article about, Hot New Markdowns.

Summer Sale 2010 just got hotter! Browse our latest markdowns by clicking on the images below. Happy bargain hunting!

**UG’s Favorite Find: G-Star Boot Cut Optical Jean @ $89.99 (originally $159.50)**

**UG’s Favorite Find: Paperback Newport Short @ $49.99 (originally $89.50)**

**UG’s Favorite Find: Andrew Christian Show-It Squarecut @29.99 (originally $44.50)**

**UG’s Favorite Find: Diesel Movie2 Graphic Tee @ $19.99 (originally $39.50)**

Who is Universal Gear?

Universal Gear started as a small boutique in DC’s Dupont Circle neighborhood and had a simple goal-to provide a fun and lively atmosphere staffed with friendly, helpful and knowledgeable salespeople who made customers feel comfortable and appreciated and to fill the store with a selection of great merchandise that represents “the best of” fashion from different designers.Â

Since its opening, Universal Gear DC has grown to more than 3,500 square feet of space on two levels. In 1998, David and Keith opened Universal Gear Chicago in the Lakeview East section of town, with 3,900 square feet of retail space.

A year later, as the company grew, they brought on Ricardo Zapata (then an MBA summer intern) to research the eCommerce potential for the company. That research led to the launch of universalgear.com in the winter of 1999.

The online store gives customers all over the world access to some of the great brands we carry (we now have regular customers in Japan, Brazil and the UK among other countries).

Read more about Universal Gear by visiting their about us page, the link is at the bottom of their site.

The article I am referring to, states that Jockey Underwear ^» 01 has signed on Tim Tebow, with a multi-year contract, as their spokesperson.

Tim Tebow participated in a “highly-publicized anti-choice, [and] anti-abortion ads for an anti-gay, evangelical group [associated with] Focus on the Family” and Jockey sees a partnership in Tebow’s values.

Now hang in with me for a second here I have a few things to say about this, I am going to throw this out there and then touch on each of them…so hang on people here we go.

1. What does underwear have to do with choice or abortion?
2. What does underwear have to do with your sexuality?  Being sexy, supported, dry, comfortable and offering you value – oh sure that works for me.  Big time.

This entire situation is not unlike what is currently occurring with Target and Best Buy for their recent donations to groups that they thought or perhaps it appeared would assist themselves.  In the aftermath it appears that they may have not taken adequate investigative measures and are now facing a deluge of controversy.

That behaviour in my eyes is inexcusable. If you do not investigate where you are going to spend your money and then it turns foul, you reap those rewards.

This is NOT unlike making an uninformed purchase decision whether it be a purchase for a fan for the living room or a car.  Do your research.  Just seems to make sense to me.

So let us look at this, and hopefully I challenge you to think. “What does underwear have to do with freedom of choice and abortion?”

I can not see any direct coorelation whatsoever, other than perhaps if people didn’t look so sexy in their underwear it might not lead to anything else.

Oh but wait, isn’t that is what; being a responsible person, condoms, saying “no” and just not being in front of a person of the opposite sex in your “sexy” underwear is all about? ^» 02

Call me crazy ^» 03 but I thought underwear was about taking care of your; bumps, humps and groves?

The next challenge that I have, brings me to this point, no matter how you identify yourself with regards to your sexuality, personality or really let us just say this, what you just simply are…let’s just encompass that broad spectrum, do you not just want to wear an undergarment; bra, panty, brief, thong, gstring, boxer brief – need I really go on, that you do not have to think about?

Let me be so bold as to say, basically we want an undergarment that you do not have to constantly readjust — let us just call that the “umbrella statement here”.

So here is a bit of a challenge to Jockey.  Why don’t you spend you money where your “fabric” is.

Why don’t you focus on Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Testicular Cancer and do I need to go on?

Why don’t you find a spokesperson that can represent that of which you are supposed to be taking care of and literally supporting?

Let us go way out on a limb here, but really in my eyes, what Jockey just did would be like the Dairy Farmers of America, supporting the Beef Farmers vs. Oprah Winfrey.

POINTLESS!

One thing I want to touch on for sure is the photo that I have included which refers to Isaiah 40:31; “but those who hope in the LORD  will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

Find that strength within yourself…you know you can do it!

So at the end of it all…if you want to still wear Jockey underwear because it is the ONLY thing that works for you and you have tried others, then go ahead, wear them, just have the balls or boobs to stand up, or should I say out, for it.

You better have a good argument why you can support your position.  I promise you I will listen objectively.  You are always entitled to your voice.

For now, good bye Jockey…

1. which will no longer be linked to from here until they apologise and make retribution for their actions
2. I say opposite sex because I am referring to the possibility of pregnancy and what not — that does not seem to happen with the homosexuals – go figure
3. and I know a few of you have, and that is all cool with me

No wonder Big Fatty gets so excited about his flyers with the latest specials and coupons.

Look how clever this one is, he doesn’t have to do any thinking, it has already been done for him.

Think I am going to have to follow this lesson of BigFattisom and start reading my flyers from now on.

(Thanks to FailBlog.org for finding this for us!)

Welcome back to the continent BigFatty — we missed having ya here…we didn’t know what to do with all that fresh air while you were gone…

1. yes that is how we spell it here in the Mexico