The London Lounge

Do you fellow loungers believe in the tshirt as a primary garment or is it forbidden in the code of bespoke shirtings? I ask because i've done both at different times and am looking to embark on a new shirt maker and imagine that this will factor in. Thoughts?

You want to have a bespoke maker design a T-shirt for you?

You will struggle to find a bespoke shirtmaker to produce a t-shirt, which is made from knitted, not woven fabric.

In my opinion a t-shirt cannot be worn with a jacket to a pleasing effect. A traditional coat collar simply needs to be balanced by a shirt collar.

On its own, the t-shirt has roles in sport, physical labour and on the beach. For most of these collar bearing alternatives exist that appear more elegant, I feel.

I'm sorry... i didn't do a very good job of asking my question. In "primary" i didn't mean sole but as to whether or not you gentlemen wore tshirts under your shirtings, as a buffer, or if the true role of a bespoke shirt was to be worn naked next to the skin, without a tshirt between.

I am breathing a sigh of relief!

I think it is personal preference. I do not like it, too hot. Care should be taken when selecting a shirting however: a pale coloured voile for example may be somewhat translucent. But then I do not think that the visible ends of the sleeves and the neck which will invariably show under a shirt are particularly appealing either.

Always wear a t-shirt.

Had i checked further back, I would have noticed a similar question posted earlier. It seems that the tshirt helps protect the shirt, however i too am of the opinion that the extra layer always makes me too warm.