What is the purpose of an undershirt??

[Electric Amish]

I've never really understood why people would wear these.

Maybe it's just your upbringing. My father never wore one.

 

[iwearnosox]

To keep me from seeing your fat santa belly through your kmart business attire.

 

[Yossarian]

so your sweat and bodily juices don't get on your nice dress shirt.

 

[MaxDSP]

more comfortable for me personally.

 

[spartan]

I feel naked without an undershirt.

 

[melly]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish
I've never really understood why people would wear these.

Maybe it's just your upbringing. My father never wore one.

Insulation in cold climates perhaps.

 

[Electric Amish]

To keep me from seeing your fat santa belly through your kmart business attire.

I guess I can kinda understand that, from the days of stricly white dress shirt wearing people... Still seems kinda silly.

so your sweat and bodily juices don't get on your nice dress shirt.

Is that really plausible? I mean if you sweat that much it would likely just soak through anyway. Why does it matter if it gets on the shirt? You'll just wash it anyway.

 

[bmacd]

Originally posted by: Sifl
To keep me from seeing your fat santa belly through your kmart business attire.

Hey!!!

-=bmacd=-

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: Yossarian
so your sweat and bodily juices don't get on your nice dress shirt.

Thats why I wear 'em, I get sweaty in the summer. It actually saves me on laundry too, I just change my underwear, socks and undershirt every day and I wear the rest of the stuff 1-3 more times. I only need like 3 outfits to get me through a week.

 

[CaseTragedy]

I don't like the feel of a dress shirt. Also good for providing extra nipple coverage through thinner shirts.


-Case

 

[Bryophyte]

Keep your sweat and antiperspirant from ruining your dress shirts. My spouse refuses to wear them, and the underarm area of his shirts (wears them to work every day) look awful.

 

[SWScorch]

I wear them under sweaters to prevent the itchiness inherent in sweaters. Same goes for dress shirts.

 

[Mo0o]

what about people that wear undershirts with just normal tshirts?

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: PingSpike

Originally posted by: Yossarian
so your sweat and bodily juices don't get on your nice dress shirt.

Thats why I wear 'em, I get sweaty in the summer. It actually saves me on laundry too, I just change my underwear, socks and undershirt every day and I wear the rest of the stuff 1-3 more times. I only need like 3 outfits to get me through a week.

Ewww! I wear each shirt once and once only, before washing it.

Keep your sweat and antiperspirant from ruining your dress shirts. My spouse refuses to wear them, and the underarm area of his shirts (wears them to work every day) look awful.

Hmmm... I've never had that problem...

I wear them under sweaters to prevent the itchiness inherent in sweaters. Same goes for dress shirts.

Never noticed itchy-ness with dress shirts. I refuse to wear sweaters.

 

[BaboonGuy]

Originally posted by: bmacd

Originally posted by: Sifl
To keep me from seeing your fat santa belly through your kmart business attire.

Hey!!!

-=bmacd=-

Hey I resent that too. Some of us are more big boned than others. And some of us big boned people are really big boned! ...and some of us have 300 pound bones.

 

[CaseTragedy]

Originally posted by: Bryophyte
Keep your sweat and antiperspirant from ruining your dress shirts. My spouse refuses to wear them, and the underarm area of his shirts (wears them to work every day) look awful.

pics?


-Case

 

[notfred]

Cuase you look like an idiot with your chest hair sticking up out of your collar.

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: notfred
Cuase you look like an idiot with your chest hair sticking up out of your collar.

I don't have any chest hair either....

 

[Bryophyte]

Keep your sweat and antiperspirant from ruining your dress shirts. My spouse refuses to wear them, and the underarm area of his shirts (wears them to work every day) look awful.

Hmmm... I've never had that problem...

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It really only became a problem when we started ironing them regularly. When we pull them out of the dryer and hang them up right away without ironing, it wasn't that big of a problem. I think the heat from the iron somehow makes the armpit area bleach out (dark shirts) or turn yellow (white shirts).

 

[DanJ]

Protect against sweat (not a ton of sweat but everyday sweat)
Insulation

 

[thirtythree]

today was the 21st a couple hours ago... strange.

 

[Sspidie99]

I also wear undershirts to keep my dress shirts a bit cleaner and less stinky.

 

[Bryophyte]

Originally posted by: CaseTragedy

Originally posted by: Bryophyte
Keep your sweat and antiperspirant from ruining your dress shirts. My spouse refuses to wear them, and the underarm area of his shirts (wears them to work every day) look awful.

pics?


-Case

OK
One example

 

[amoeba]

so you don't see nipple when wearing a white dress shirt.

 

[TheNinja]

Many reasons already stated:
1. Sweat stains eventually build up - 3 for $9.99 undershirts are much cheaper to replace
2. Don't have to wash/iron nice shirts/sweaters as much b/c you don't sweat on them b/c you undershirt catches the sweat
3. Thin dress shirts looks ridiculous without an undershit as you can see nipples and every other imperfection under the skin
4. Can prevent the ichyness of a sweater
5. Keeps you warmer in the winter
6. Keeps you cooler in the summer
7. If all of a sudden you need the casual look, you just take off your outershirt and boom, your casual