Base Layers
Vests, undershirts and the cheapest upgrade you own. 5 articles.
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Base Layers · 11 min read
The Best Vests and Undershirts You Can Actually Buy
The best men's vests and undershirts, sorted by job: singlet, fine rib, deep scoop, merino base layer and technical sweat vest, with who should skip each one.
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Base Layers · 3 min read
The Undershirt Under a Dress Shirt: Six Rules
A vest under a business shirt is invisible and excellent or visible and a disaster. Six undershirt rules, including the colour almost everybody gets wrong.
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Base Layers · 3 min read
A Field Guide to Vests: Singlet to Base Layer
Sleeveless, crew neck, V-neck, ribbed, waffle, merino, string. What every type of vest is actually for, which one goes under a suit, and what to buy first.
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Base Layers · 5 min read
The Vest Is the Obvious Choice
Should men wear vests? One protects shirts you paid real money for, adds warmth without bulk and costs little. The case for the undershirt, and the film myth.
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Base Layers · 4 min read
The Winter Base Layer: How to Be Warm Without Looking Like a Bin Bag
Warmth starts at the skin, not the coat. How a winter base layer works, which vest fabrics hold heat best, and the three purchases that fix being cold.