# 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:** 5\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![gunnergoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e95f7d/32.png) [@gunnergoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gunnergoz)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855/101 "2012-07-20T23:08:11Z")
Now, only when required for warmth. In my military days, because I was required to have one under my uniform shirt. ---
**Author:** ![Bozuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2012, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855/102 "2012-07-21T00:12:24Z")
I’ve been wondering about this and almost made a poll here myself. I rarely wear two layers unless it’s cold. I don’t get cold easily so for most of the year it’s one layer, and even in winter I’ll probably wear one t-shirt and a warmer top with the intention of taking the warmer top off indoors if necessary. But I’ve noticed that most men don’t seem to do this. Where I work I have to wear a t-shirt and it’s always warm there, so I don’t wear anything underneath it. But I think almost everyone else does, even if they complain it’s too warm there too. I’m beginning to feel paranoid that I’m doing something incredibly inappropriate somehow. I’m not sure I could stand another layer, though. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2012, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855/103 "2012-07-21T00:31:08Z")
Nope. It’s plenty hot here without wearing extra layers. Even in winter, people tend to keep buildings too warm for my taste. Of course, my “outer” shirt is almost always a t-shirt, anyway, so it would be doubly silly. The only exception would be days when I need to change costumes a lot–I’ll wear a t-shirt as my “main” shirt, and just pull other shirts over it as I switch characters. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2012, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855/104 "2012-07-21T05:29:48Z")
The only time I wear a camisole _under_ a blouse is when the blouse is sheer. Otherwise, I’m one of those who abhor too many layers. When the weather’s hot, I wear a camisole and skip the blouse altogether. Sometimes I wear a layering tee with nothing but a bra, even though it wasn’t made to be worn that way. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855/105 "2012-07-21T14:18:53Z")
I put sometimes. In my real life outside of work I usually wear only a t-shirt or polo. So no layers. In my military part time job a tshirt is required. In cop uniform need something between my vest and skin. In plain clothes dress shirts always. When dressed down wearing a gun I need to wear a tshirt because the holster would rub against my skin. Then I wear a bigger shirt over that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wear-a-t-shirt-under-your-outer-shirt/594855.md?page=5)