Regular neck or V-neck?

[bluefoxicy]

For outer t-shirts, and for undershirts?

I tend to go for the V-neck undershirts, I'm thinking crew neck for regular t-shirts is more my style... are there any particular style guides for this?

 

[john.crissman]

I have always gone after crew neck undershirts. I think it is classier. I have thick chest hair and always considered it to be unfashionable to display it.

Generally I had worn them year round, but only in the last two years have I begun to cut my chest hair back (not shave it off) and not wear a crew neck undershirts in the summertime due to the heat.

Don't know where I got this as a 'fashion tip.' Perhaps it is because I grew up around a lot of military.

 

[Protocol]

If you're wearing a tie, go with the crew neck. If you're not, go with the V.

It's not at all complicated. You just don't want to show or print.

 

[Greybeard]

If you're talking for more than very casual occasions then an undershirt shouldn't show above your shirt opening. Obviously with a tie it doesn't matter. As far as wearing a t-shirt, it only matters if you have chest hair that sprouts like the back 40 acres. In which case a crew neck or very shallow v-neck would be more appropriate. T-shirts are considered very casual. A polo shirt is dressier.


- Peter

 

[mmack66]

Crew neck undershirt year round. Never seen a v-neck outer t-shirt. I personally think an undershirt showing is classier than my manly chest hairs, but I'll leave that for the fashion sensitive.

 

[Cuttingboard]

I usually wear a crew neck t-shirt with sweaters and a high v-neck with dress shirts or jeans. There are two kinds of v-neck shirts, the low v-neck and the high v-neck. The low v-neck, which you guys are talking about has the large neck opening that dips to the middle of the chest. The high v-neck (picture below) has small v-neck that does not drop below the breast bone.

 

[Cains Boy]

Crew neck undershirt if I'm wearing a tie (not cool to see the V-line beneath your dress shirt).

V-neck for all collared shirts that have the top button unbuttoned. Sometimes I think I have more hair on my chest than on my head, but I've never had a problem unless I go more than one or two buttons unbuttoned. Then you're getting into swashbuckler / latin lover territory.

 

[bluefoxicy]

If you're talking for more than very casual occasions then an undershirt shouldn't show above your shirt opening. Obviously with a tie it doesn't matter. As far as wearing a t-shirt, it only matters if you have chest hair that sprouts like the back 40 acres. In which case a crew neck or very shallow v-neck would be more appropriate. T-shirts are considered very casual. A polo shirt is dressier.

Nods, I'm talking about very, very casual environments and outerwear. I always wear a low V-neck undershirt, I have no chest hair; my business casual is a button polo neck with a V-neck undershirt beneath, which just tracks with the lowest button fastened.

I didn't know about the high v-necks! That looks nice. That man needs to shave more than once a month though! (Also if I looked like that I'd have no trouble getting chicks hangin' off each arm, damn)

 

[Echo]

if you're wearing a tie, go with the crew neck. If you're not, go with the v.

It's not at all complicated. You just don't want to show or print.

+1

 

[leighton]

If you're wearing a tie, go with the crew neck. If you're not, go with the V.

It's not at all complicated. You just don't want to show or print.

+2

If your concerned about hair, I hear waxing works......

Sorry, couldn't resist. But seriously, just show it. Or wear a different shirt that doesn't expose the undershirt/chest/whatever it is you want to hide.

 

[dwnwrdishvnwrd]

I wouldn't worry about the chest hair, chicks dig it. Back hair on the other hand? Not so much.

 

[Cuttingboard]

I didn't know about the high v-necks!

Tons of manufacturers make the high v-neck now, I'm partial to the Calvin Klein because their shirts have micro-fiber in them that allows them to keep their shape better. I stock up whenever they go on sale.

And no, you cannot see the v section of the undershirt through your dress shirt, even white dress shirts.