Why do men wear undershirts under a t-shirt when it is hot out?

Question

It's 90 degrees out and I still see men wear two shirts. I understand that some men wear two shirts since they don't want their chest hair to poke through the outside shirt, but I also notice that men without much chest hair also wear two shirts.

Answer 1

Absorb the sweat. Seriously, when it's 90 degrees outside, I'd have sweat mark stains on my expensive shirt. With an undershirt, the sweat marks aren't visible nor is my expensive outer shirt damaged.

Plus a light T doesn't really add that much to the heat experience. Surely there is some article of clothing women use, which you can use to relate to this?

Answer 2

Wearing Undershirts

Answer 3

There are two mainreasons for wearing a white shirt under a regular shirt: 1.Its the undershirt 2.Because matches Many people at my school do this too. Its the way things are!

Answer 4

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Why do men wear undershirts under a t-shirt when it is hot out?
It's 90 degrees out and I still see men wear two shirts. I understand that some men wear two shirts since they don't want their chest hair to poke through the outside shirt, but I also notice that men without much chest hair also wear two shirts.

Answer 5

This has gone on since WW 2 when most men were conscripted into the military. The military adopted this practice because the fighting man could carry numerous sets of undergarments in the field and a limited amount of outer garments. Changing the undergarments refreshed the soldier and kept him fro being the victim of chafing, irritations and such. The style was adopted when they came out of the war because the soiling and sweating could be confined to an easily washable garment instead of a formal or sport shirt which required pressing in those days. Now it is just an old custom that it still hanging on.

Answer 6

Undershirts are worn because they are cheaper and not seen by anyone else. So your repeated sweat stains and other bodily secretions don't get on that nice polo Tshirt you are wearing over it.

Answer 7

It helps buffer the showing of sweat stains under the armpits, making you appear totally dry. Also, some guys want the extra padding to appear buff.

Answer 8

For the same reason you go out with high heals when you know you are going to dance, run, or be stand up for a long time.
Fashion my dear.
Or maybe because they just like it.

Answer 9

Perhaps protection from the sun's rays

Answer 10

so that it absorbs the sweat first and the shirt doesn't get wet spots