# Crew or V neck tee under shirt? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 15, 2023, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178 "2023-09-15T17:55:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fish\_Cheer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fish_cheer/32/17179_2.png) [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178/1 "2023-09-15T17:55:17Z")
See title — what goes better with a tucked-in dress shirt? A V neck or crew neck T shirt? Are other colors than white acceptable? I’m not going for super formal here, more like business casual, I guess. No tie, maybe a jacket. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178/2 "2023-09-15T18:20:04Z")
Crew all the way for me. I never really understood a V-neck unless you have your shirt unbuttoned to show more of your naked chest (presumably along with some necklaces). ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178/3 "2023-09-15T18:30:55Z")
I think the only difference is whether or not you have a bit of the collar of your undershirt visible above the top button (not counting collar button) of your dress shirt. I prefer V-neck so that I don’t have a bit of my underwear showing. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178/4 "2023-09-15T18:31:01Z")
I go with v- necks but the downside is the V of the undershirt is almost always smaller than the V in the top shirt. I doubt one is more aetheticly pleasing than the other. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178/5 "2023-09-15T18:33:37Z")
Usually a V-neck if I’m not wearing a tie. Not that I care that much if the T-shirt collar is visible, but I have a couple of white V-necks and I might as well use them for that. When I can’t find one of those V-necks I’ll wear a colored shirt, mainly black because I have so many. Something about an exposed white T-shirt collar under a dress shirt reminds me too much of the olden days. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178/6 "2023-09-15T18:53:09Z")
With tie always a crew-neck. The V-neck of a V-neck undershirt always prints through and looks “finky” in my Dad’s unforgettable phrase when I was 11 or whatever. Without tie always V-neck. You never want anyone see the undershirt. A recent challenge is modern v-necks aren’t always as large a V as in the old days. And modern casual shirts often have rather open necklines. If you can’t hide the V-neck undershirt completely under the outer shirt, don’t wear the undershirt at all. The Fashion Fogey Hath Spoken!!! 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178/7 "2023-09-15T20:28:03Z")
I have a hypersensitive gag reflex. If anything puts pressure on my throat, I start upchucking. So, I always wear V-necks, and I buy dress shirts with the collar a half-inch larger than the fashion mavens consider proper. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178/8 "2023-09-15T20:37:35Z")
If the tee shirt is underwear, always white, I would wear whatever doesn’t show under the outer shirt. If the tee shirt is part of the ensemble, white or with color, then I would always wear a crew neck. I think V necks look icky, so they may be worn but should never be seen. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178/9 "2023-09-15T21:13:57Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > The Fashion Fogey Hath Spoken!!! 🤪 Ha, I like that! Wish it was a TV show. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178/10 "2023-09-15T21:34:48Z")
Kinda like Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, but using Dr. Rick from the Progressive ads: 😁 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FyQa_h5IJxs/maxresdefault.jpg "Dr. Rick | Fast Casual | Progressive Insurance Commercial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyQa_h5IJxs) Except for the moustache and him weighing 40-50 lbs. more than me I’d make a decent stand-in for Dr. Rick. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry at that observation. ---
**Author:** ![doc481](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@doc481](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doc481)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178/11 "2023-09-15T21:44:42Z")
Tee shirt with a tie, top button buttoned. V-neck if the collar is open White with a button up dress shirt. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178/12 "2023-09-15T21:52:26Z")
I wear tee-shirts under fleece pullovers. But that’s sort of what you do at altitude. Going to a memorial service for a coworker tomorrow. I will wear a button up shirt, and t-shirt underneath. The colors won’t clash. Anyone with a tie on will. ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178/13 "2023-09-16T02:39:09Z")
Neither. If I’m wearing a dress shirt, the only thing under it is me. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178/14 "2023-09-16T03:35:22Z")
I too think V necks look dorky. Crew neck always, for white and black undershirts (the only colors I wear). ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178/15 "2023-09-16T03:50:52Z")
I wear Crew neck V necks sag and twist on my body. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178/16 "2023-09-16T05:27:40Z")
Crew neck only for me. White. Nice and tight at the collar. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178/17 "2023-09-16T14:18:11Z")
So at least some of you folks are saying you wear a dress shirt with no tie and an open neck with your crew-necked white t-shirt showing? The 1950s called, they want your Dad’s fashion sense back. Had this dilemma myself last night. Dress shirt in dark blue, no tie. I have v-necked undershirts in white with a large V or gray or black ones with a smaller V. Goal is to wear an undershirt that does not show through the dress shirt’s open neck. Settled on the smaller v in dark gray. Which if I really tug it down just stays hidden. For a few minutes, then starts peaking out again. Sigh. Fortunately it was rather dark in the venue and my wife is used to my fashion malfunctions. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178/18 "2023-09-16T14:22:17Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > So at least some of you folks are saying you wear a dress shirt with no tie and an open neck with your crew-necked white t-shirt showing? The 1950s called, they want your Dad’s fashion sense back. If it’s a white T-shirt you are correct. If it’s some other color it’s an act of rebellion and perfectly acceptable for being so. If you’re going to have a white T-shirt showing you need the whole uniform and also have a pocket protector in the shirt pocket. on top of pants that are too short exposing white socks and brown penny loafers. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178/19 "2023-09-16T14:27:16Z")
With a short-sleeved checked “sport shirt”. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178/20 "2023-09-16T14:48:17Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > So at least some of you folks are saying you wear a dress shirt with no tie and an open neck with your crew-necked white t-shirt showing? The 1950s called, they want your Dad’s fashion sense back. I don’t wear dress shirts often, and when I do, I wear a tie. And even if I didn’t, I wouldn’t care much if my crew neck showed. I’m at the point in my life where I’m good with looking decent, but don’t care much for what’s “fashionable.” If I look like my _grandpa_ in the 1950s (my dad’s fashion sense was more 60s/70s), so be it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crew-or-v-neck-tee-under-shirt/990178.md?page=2)