Do you wear an undershirt? Why?

[gringodaddy]

pretty much the same when it's cold in the office I wear a thin wifebeater provided its outline is 100% invisible under the shirt ofc

visible undershirt is the ugliest thing ever, right there with squared toe shoes

I am the opposite. I counter-intuitively wear an undershirt on hot days because i sweat like a bastard and i prefer not to have it show through my dress shirt.

 

[le.gentleman]

At the end of the day, it's a matter of preference and climate. Personally, I avoid undershirt whereever possible, and so do many elegant gentlemen including G. Bruce Boyer

 

[TheWraith]

Exactly, it's a matter of personal preference and climate. Therefore, who cares what anyone, including G. Bruce Boyer, says?

 

[asher]

I'm fairly skinny so when the cold weather kicks in I wear a funky bod undershirt cause its very discreet and at the same time it adds muscle size as it has integrated chest and arm muscle padding.

 

[Towers]



I'm fairly skinny so when the cold weather kicks in I wear a funky bod undershirt cause its very discreet and at the same time it adds muscle size as it has integrated chest and arm muscle padding.

 

[kayumochi]

Lived abroad for 15 years and slowly got over my American conditioning of wearing undershirts. Women outside of the US do not find them sexy ... just the opposite and I was told so. Now that I am back here I noticed all the undershirts: I see them under dress shirts with an open collar, under polo shirts and even under T-shirts. What is up with that? Does it look *gay* not to wear one and expose one's chest just a little? Well, I see gay men wearing undershirts all the time. I think it comes down to this: in other parts of the world a well-dressed man is just that - a well-dressed man. Only in the States would a well-dressed man be thought of as gay ...

 

[Winston S.]



Lived abroad for 15 years and slowly got over my American conditioning of wearing undershirts. Women outside of the US do not find them sexy ... just the opposite and I was told so. Now that I am back here I noticed all the undershirts: I see them under dress shirts with an open collar, under polo shirts and even under T-shirts. What is up with that? Does it look *gay* not to wear one and expose one's chest just a little? Well, I see gay men wearing undershirts all the time. I think it comes down to this: in other parts of the world a well-dressed man is just that - a well-dressed man. Only in the States would a well-dressed man be thought of as gay ...

Why would anyone think an undershirt was sexxy? I don't think anyone here in the US does. I only wear v-neck undershirts and you can usually only see them through my dress shirts if they are thin. I wear them out of utility rather than them being fashionable.

 

[NAMOR]



On anther note, a t-shirt peeking out from the neck of a collared shirt is UGLY. If you're not going to button up, then don't wear a t-shirt.

i remember at my previous job, some of the finer looking women told me that they didnt mind the undershirt peeking from underneath. instead, some even thought it was a nice contrast. I was gone from that job the following month

 

[Xunguila]

Who makes the best undershirts?
- Cost no object / any price
- Light grey / don't show under the shirt
- High quality
- V neck i.e I want to open the top button on my shirt and the undershirt should not be visible

 

[ermiwe]

I wear a shirt and tie to work most days and have a commute that involves riding my bike for a mile uphill in the morning heat and humidity, getting on a stuffy, crowded DC Metro train, and then walking the rest of the way in. Plus, before I go to work, I run in the morning, and even if I allow myself an hour to cool down after I shower, my sweat switch has been flipped and it doesn't stop. A discreet, plain, white v-neck undershirt keeps the sweat from literally soaking through my dress shirt and making me arrive at the office looking as if I've jumped into a swimming pool with all my clothes on. I manage to dry off quickly in the cool air conditioned space of my workplace but before that happens, I manage to look presentable and feel better. An undershirt also makes me feel cooler despite the extra layer. Go figure. I don't give a crap about nipples or chest hair showing through my shirt - it's the sweat that bugs me.

 

[archibaldleach]

^ Congrats on resurrecting a thread that had been dead for 9 months or so for your first post on SF.

 

[bourbonbasted]



^ Congrats on resurrecting a thread that had been dead for 9 months or so for your first post on SF.

Probably came from the recent Slate article.