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Brightly-colored undershirts under button-ups
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snake
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I've been seeing this around town lately and can't say I'm a fan. I feel that in many cases, the colored undershirt diverts your attention away from the more significant outer garment. That guy in the fair isle-esque blazer for example, the first thing I notice is the salmon undershirt when I should be in fact drawn to that knit.
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It just looks sloppy. IMO it just screams "I'm too lazy to wash my white shirts".
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Undershirts are white and not meant to be seen.Originally Posted by aeglus
It just looks sloppy. IMO it just screams "I'm too lazy to wash my white shirts".Originally Posted by Mantis Toboggan, M.D
My thoughts exactly. Undershirts are underwear.
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In the pictures it looks like a nice way to add a pop of colour.
But there are better ways to add colour to a fit. Also i can't stand wearing undershirts. Even if it's freezing, i'd rather just add layers than have layers underneath. Unless i'm skiing.
But there are better ways to add colour to a fit. Also i can't stand wearing undershirts. Even if it's freezing, i'd rather just add layers than have layers underneath. Unless i'm skiing.
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I really just don't get you guys -- why should the undershirt be different than any other garment in providing an opportunity to add interesting color/texture to a fit? Who cares if undershirts are traditionally white and not visible? It seems like MC logic seeping into the SWD mindset.
Snake - Thanks for your opinion but that fit (which I love) would be a hundred times less interesting without the undershirt. Not only does the color itself work very well, but the visible undershirt gives a nice vertical symmetry of casual-ness with the dirty sneakers.
Snake - Thanks for your opinion but that fit (which I love) would be a hundred times less interesting without the undershirt. Not only does the color itself work very well, but the visible undershirt gives a nice vertical symmetry of casual-ness with the dirty sneakers.
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I think it can look good.
In all the examples above, the undershirt was chosen specifically to add a pop of color to the outfit. Nothing wrong with that.
I think people have a knee-jerk reaction to the idea of visible undershirts because it's so poorly done in real life. Most men wear ratty white undershirts visible under their button-down shirts, and that does indeed look bad.
In all the examples above, the undershirt was chosen specifically to add a pop of color to the outfit. Nothing wrong with that.
I think people have a knee-jerk reaction to the idea of visible undershirts because it's so poorly done in real life. Most men wear ratty white undershirts visible under their button-down shirts, and that does indeed look bad.
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