The V-Neck

I have recently discovered the beauty of the V-neck undershirt.

Now for as long as I can remember I have always been an undershirt guy.

First, being as skinny as I am the extra layer (though infintessimal as it may be) always helps.

Second, the lack of any formidable chest hair presence makes for an open collar not so impressive.

Third, it safeguards from the unsightly armpit stains that can gather on a dark dress shirt.

(Remember those sport coats that were uber-popular in the 70's that feature a colored patch (usually brown) on the elbows? That's kinda the look one gets when not wearing an undershirt with a dress shirt. Except the colored patch is under your arms and its not a brown patch of fuzzy cloth, it's your own man-sweat puddle.)

Not cool.

And so for those reasons I have always been friends with the undershirt but it was always the crew neck. But with the crew neck came some worries of its own...

For example many a times the collar of the crew neck would be tighter than the t-shirt you were wearing and thus it would be exposed above the t-shirt creating a bit of a poor-man's priest collar.

Or the collar would simply ride up too high causing you to constantly be tugging at your neck.

Enter the V-neck undershirt.

Same protection as the crew neck and yet it hides itself below the neckline...its like a well-kept secret.

How have I gone this long without discovering the beauty of this thing?

Now I think just wearing the v-neck alone without another shirt is still a social no-no.

Well unless you got a Natural Ice tall-boy in hand and a dip in your mouth.

Hey, who says I dont?