is wearing a shirt without an undershirt improper for the golden era?

[jamespowers]

I always wear an undershirt. In South Florida, it's typically over 85 year-round. The cotton undershirt keeps my dress shirt from sticking to my sweaty (although handsome) body. Avoids embarrassing underarm stains, too. In my opinion, there's nothing more distasteful than seeing a man's sweaty, hairy chest through his dress shirt.

You sweat far too easily.
I don't have the whole hairy like a monkey problem either.

[ButteMT61]

Henleys are fine with a casual shirt, but not a dress shirt (for me).
Still looking for that perfect Tee...

[green papaya]

-Indeed...few things look more ridiculous than an undershirt worn with an aloha shirt.

that makes sense, it would look silly wearing a loose fitting Aloha / Tommy Bahama shirt with a white under shirt

I think a tank top type undershirt or wife beater would look OK for wearing inside a aloha style shirt and you could also wear the shirt unbuttoned

[Tango Yankee]

Henleys are fine with a casual shirt, but not a dress shirt (for me).
Still looking for that perfect Tee...

I wear long V-neck undershirts from Jockey. I've never found them in the store; had to do a search online to find what I wanted. I found them here and buy them directly from Jockey. A bit pricey, but I've found them worth the cost.

Hope this helps!

Tom

[ButteMT61]

I wear long V-neck undershirts from Jockey. I've never found them in the store; had to do a search online to find what I wanted. I found them here and buy them directly from Jockey. A bit pricey, but I've found them worth the cost.Hope this helps!Tom

Thanks Tom! Appreciate it.

[Doublegun]

Just ordered a couple of packs from 511. Review to follow.

[samtemporary]

My drill instructor also beat it into us that a Marine always wore an undershirt (although not technically required by the uniform regs). Let's just say he was a very persuasive individual.

[TomS]

Semper Fi, Devil Dog! Third Marines here!!!

[Edward]

I think a tank top type undershirt or wife beater would look OK for wearing inside a aloha style shirt and you could also wear the shirt unbuttoned

I've seen that look done a lot on the jive scene over here. Makes a lot of sense in that context. Had I never experienced it myself I'd have found it hard to believe how sweaty a dance floor can get - despite my younger days as an habitual fixture in various moshpit / slam / stage diving environments.

-You ought to check out Sun Surf (Japan) shirts....easily the best repro aloha shirts made today, and quite affordable at around USD$100 & up:


http://www.sunsurf.jp/index.html

You can find them new and used on ebay as well.

Fair bit more than I'd normally spend on a casual shirt, but I'll certainly look into it. Going to the Rhythm Riot for the first time this year, and I gather one night there is, traditionally, Eloha night.Thanks.

[Jimmy Vickers]

For me it is based upon several things. If the weather is hot, then no t-shirt. But if a man sweats profusely, then it might be appropriate. In Winter, I wear them routinely. The thing I hate to see is a shirt with thin fabric and the undershirt showing through...much like see a man's shorts through light colored trousers (or for that matter a woman's drawers!) Also dark skinned people should consider wearing darker undergarments to minimize the contrast in these situations. The bottom line for me is that I hate seeing people's underwear through their clothing.