white tank top undershirts showing through dress shirt

[iroh]

i bought a new pack of undershirts and lets say i wear a light blue dress shirt with a bright white tank top, the outline of the undershirt will show though the shirt. this only happens with white shirts, i also have some grey shirts and they don't have this problem, however i prefer to wear the white ones if possible. is there any way to stop the white shirts from showing up underneath my dress shirts?

 

[soxpats]

Die them grey.

 

[LanceW]

This is probably a problem with the shirting being an open weave fabric. I imagine the problem would be exacerbated in flash photography. I have read specifically of recommendations to wear grey undershirts for this problem. Given sufficient openness of the shirting, I'm not sure there is a solution other than to swap colors of undershirts or select shirts from different fabric.

 

[KObalto]

What sort of answer were you expecting to this question?

 

[iroh]

how come people in the movies wear a white tank top underneath their shirt and not have it show through?

 

[acecow]

Originally Posted by iroh

how come people in the movies wear a white tank top underneath their shirt and not have it show through?

Depends on the shirt's fabric.

 

[REguy]

I've never understood why people wear tank top undershirts. I wear T-shirt style undershirts for the sole purpose of not sweating through my dress shirt. Tank tops don't provide any protection from pit sweat, so what purpose do they serve?

 

[JapanAlex01]

Er, don't wear one"”who wears under-shirts, anyway?! *shivers

 

[officeboy]

Did this happen with your old white undershirts? Or just with the new ones?

For you two above, I can never wear a shirt without something under it. In the winter that's a proper T-shirt, in warmer months (really anything over 50F) an A-shirt or tank top.

Hell, I even wear an undershirt under my t-shirts.

*I realize I may be nuts, but it's a little to much like not wearing underwear.

 

[JapanAlex01]

 

[NewYorkBuck]

Originally Posted by REguy

I've never understood why people wear tank top undershirts. I wear T-shirt style undershirts for the sole purpose of not sweating through my dress shirt. Tank tops don't provide any protection from pit sweat, so what purpose do they serve?

+1

 

[Reevolving]

See through is exactly why I'd never wear a tank top shirt.

 

[officeboy]

Showing your nipples is worse, then showing an undershirt.

If you sweat enough that you need an undershirt.. um, gross.

 

[alliswell]

Originally Posted by officeboy

I realize I may be nuts.

Seconded.

 

[TheWraith]

I wear singlets in the winter, just to add a bit of extra warmth around the chest/stomach/kidney area. Naturally I don't wear them in the summer/warmer months.