The bold one. Rich color, gold print, immediate presence.
Two $36 pair price
The Tommy John alternative
ELIO | Tommy John
Tommy John charges up to $40 a pair for a modal brief. ELIO is 95% cotton, priced low per brief, with pair pricing on two.
Build your pair
$20 a brief. The pair $30. Free shipping.
Side by side
ELIO
Tommy John
Best price / brief
$15.00 when you buy 2
Lower during sales
Single
$20
$36 to $40
Subscription
None
None
Fabric
95% cotton
Modal-poly Second Skin
Design
One motif, six colorways
Mostly solids
The deal
Second brief half off, always
Seasonal sales
Shipping
Free on all orders
Free over threshold
If it’s wrong
Founder-backed. No runaround.
Free returns
The honest read
Pick Tommy John if
You want the contoured, no-ride-up feel Tommy John is known for and you are comfortable paying premium for it. Their Second Skin line is genuinely refined.
Pick ELIO if
You want that same second-skin feel in 95% cotton, for roughly half the price, with pair pricing when you take two.
Tommy John's signature Second Skin is a modal-poly-spandex blend. ELIO is 95% cotton. If you want a natural fiber against your skin instead of a synthetic blend, that is the first reason.
Price is the louder one. Tommy John runs $36 to $40 a pair. ELIO is priced low per brief, with pair pricing that lowers the cost further on two. You are paying close to double for the name.
The promise is the same. A brief that fits like a second skin and disappears under clothes. ELIO just does not charge $40 for it.
Questions
Is ELIO a cheaper alternative to Tommy John?
Yes, roughly half. Tommy John runs $36 to $40 a pair. ELIO is priced low per brief, and less per brief when you take two.
What is the fabric difference?
Tommy John's Second Skin is a modal-poly-spandex blend. ELIO is 95% cotton with 5% stretch. One is synthetic-forward, the other is a natural fiber.
Does ELIO feel like Tommy John?
Both are cut to sit close and disappear under clothes. The difference is fiber and price. ELIO delivers the second-skin fit in cotton at about half the cost.
Is Tommy John worth it?
If the contoured modal feel is worth $40 a pair to you, yes. If you want the same fit in cotton for half the price, ELIO is the alternative.
The Bundle
Two briefs. $30.
Two briefs, always the second at half off. No membership.
Shop the briefs
Compare