How do I wear cotton crewneck sweaters?

Question

I have seen guys wearing them under polo shirts, golf shirts or even formal shirts. Is it OK if I wear them over my shirt, like any other sweater? Or does it look funny? These are thin cotton and grey.

Answer 1

It really depends on what look you are going for. What you describe other people wearing sounds really weird -- and probably just a trend.

The classic look is to wear an undershirt, then a white shirt with a regular collar (or mandarin collar), then a sweater. Then possibly a blazer on top of that -- depends on how cold you are. Men can either wear a tie with the white shirt or not.

Of course, it's possible to wear any color that looks good, and trade the white shirt (dress shirt) for a polo, a t-shirt or whatever. It looks very "preppy" (-:.

If you don't want to look so "young Republican", you could possibly tear holes in the sweater and wear it over a contrasting t-shirt.

Oh, and another way to wear them is to drape it over your shoulders and tie the arms in front of your chest.