# Do you wear a T-shirt under your outer shirt? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 1, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855 "2011-09-01T17:00:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855/41 "2011-09-02T13:57:35Z")
Guy. Never. Don’t own one. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855/42 "2011-09-02T14:54:01Z")
I voted “other” because I found the question poorly phrased. If I am wearing a shirt (that is, whenever it is not too hot, I always wear an undershirt (not a T-shirt) under my shirt. But if it is not yet hot enough for just a T-shirt, then I will wear a T-shirt (not an undershirt) under a shirt, intending to take it off when it gets too hot. Or if I am going to my over-air-conditioned office, I will wear a T and carry a shirt to put on when I get there. ---
**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 2, 2011, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855/43 "2011-09-02T14:58:43Z")
Did I really start this thread? Where am I? Who am I? Have the blackouts begun? Is this a black out too? ---
**Author:** ![Shakester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shakester/32/437_2.png) [@Shakester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shakester)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855/44 "2011-09-02T15:07:30Z")
I voted “Sometimes”: I always wear a T under my shirt during the colder months. During the warmer months I wear a singlet\* under a long or short-sleeved shirt, sometimes with the shirt front unbuttoned. When it’s _really_ hot, I go with just a shirt, usually short-sleeved. - AKA wifebeater. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855/45 "2011-09-02T15:12:50Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Did I really start this thread? Where am I? Who am I? Have the blackouts begun? Is this a black out too? You don’t remember borrowing the twenty bucks from me? That’s ok, I’ll send you my Pal Pal info again. ---
**Author:** ![PhiloVance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19adc/32.png) [@PhiloVance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhiloVance)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855/46 "2011-09-02T15:13:26Z")
I voted always, but it’s usually not the white t-shirt though I do have a few. It’s usually a colored t-shirt with some kind of logo or witty saying on it. Also, many times, at least when I’m not a work, it’s the \*\*ONLY \*\*shirt I wear. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855/47 "2011-09-02T15:27:11Z")
Sometimes. If it’s cold, I’ll wear a t-shirt or a tank top under something. If it’s really cold I’ll wear a tank top, a t-shirt, and the top shirt. If I don’t feel like wearing a bra that day, I’ll wear a tank top instead (like today). My t-shirts are all white and I have to be careful when I wash them so my dad doesn’t steal them, despite the fact that mine are all v-neck and his are mostly round. It’s really screwed up that we mostly wear the same size of clothes. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855/48 "2011-09-02T15:33:09Z")
It’s too hot and humid in DC summers not to wear a t-shirt under a dress shirt. A wet, clingy dress shirt against sweating skin feels just awful. The t-shirt prevents that and actually helps me feel cooler even though it’s an extra layer. But it has to be a well-fitting t-shirt to wick the moisture away properly. I also don’t usually wear a tie, so the t-shirt prevents my chest hair from poking up above the topmost button. Another guy I work with doesn’t wear a t-shirt under his dress shirt, and to make it worse he wears these silky-looking dress shirts with the topmost button undone. He always looks like he’s going to a disco after work. ---
**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855/49 "2011-09-02T15:33:26Z")
I tend to sweat easily, and I hate the look of sweat marked shirts, so yes I usually wear a v-necked undershirt. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855/50 "2011-09-02T16:01:03Z")
Male here, voted “sometimes”: I like the feel and look of an undershirt under a long-sleeve button-up shirt. However, the summers here are so hot and humid that I can only go with an undershirt maybe 4 months out of the year. I wear polos and most other shirts _sans_ undershirt the rest of the year. Exception: if I’m wearing a suit-&-tie ensemble for an event, any time of the year, I’ll wear an undershirt. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855/51 "2011-09-02T16:11:09Z")
Other: I wear a t-shirt in place of a vest when it gets cold. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855/52 "2011-09-02T16:12:27Z")
I always wear a t-shirt (usually a v-neck) underneath dress shirts. Part of that is for comfort, but mostly it’s to keep sweat stains from the underarms of my dress shirts. In cold weather, I’ll occasionally wear a t-shirt under a long-sleeved casual shirt, just for warmth. ---
**Author:** ![lalenin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@lalenin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lalenin)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855/53 "2011-09-02T16:25:55Z")
Always. It keeps my shirts from getting underarm stains from either my deodorant or my sweaty pits. ---
**Author:** ![Jaledin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jaledin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaledin)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855/54 "2011-09-02T23:33:10Z")
Dunno. I usually only wear “dress” shirts, and most times I wear a T-shirt or a wife-beater. Since I need to lose about 30 lbs since Spring this year, I’m hesitant to add a Michelin-man layer to my body. Also, it can be hot, but so could wearing a jacket, and every man knows what that’s like in the summer. Generally, yes – slovenlily, no. ---
**Author:** ![Huerta88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/82dd89/32.png) [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855/55 "2011-09-02T23:52:45Z")
I ticked always. I’m pretty dissatisfied with most of the common brands out there, which seem to wear out, stretch in the collar, get very “sheer”/thin too quickly. I’ve paid a fairly hefty price to find some very solid, comfortable, durable crewneck t-shirts: [http://www.josephturner.co.uk/JosephTurnerSite/product/tshirts/TS3W.htm](http://www.josephturner.co.uk/JosephTurnerSite/product/tshirts/TS3W.htm) I wish they’d open a store in the U.S. like Tyrwhitt has because the shipping and conversion rate make these a very expensive proposition unless I find myself in London. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2011, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855/56 "2011-09-03T00:13:30Z")
I don’t wear dress shirts too often. I always wear t-shirts, so the combo must therefore occur. Makes me feel comforted. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855/57 "2011-09-04T02:39:31Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > I hate the feeling of sweat trickling down my side, so I always wear something next to my armpits. I wear antiperspirant as well, but what can I say – I’m a sweaty guy. Prescription strength anti-perspirant. Put it on at night. I wore an undershirt all the time 50 pounds ago. I never wear one now that I’m a sexy motherfucker. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855/58 "2011-09-04T02:59:21Z")
I always wear a black T-shirt under my button-down in the winter. It feels dressier, and I have a ton of black T-shirts with goofy things on them, so it’s a good use. In the summer, it is way too hot to do this, so I don’t. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855/59 "2011-09-04T03:10:07Z")
Wore them as a kid but haven’t owned one since my mother stopped buying my clothes. On reflection - same thing with pyjamas. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855/60 "2011-09-04T08:42:07Z")
Certain shirts look better with one. Also it depends on if I am wearing a jumper over the shirt, I really don’t want to be wearing three layers. I also have a tendency to dance Lindy Hop after work a couple of times a week and I never have two layers for that, I sweat enough as it is during that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855.md?page=4)