U-necks and wide V-necks in North America

[minya]

I'm getting kind of sick of wearing just plain-old plain-old t-shirts and I'd like to try layering with v-necks and u-necks. I know AA sells nice cheap v-necks, but I haven't really seen them in person, so I don't know how wide or deep the v-neck is (good enough for layering, anyone?)

U-necks are completely unavailable in the US or Canada AFAIK. this is what I really want, something wider to show off a shirt underneath. I know ruach has experimented with a womens' AA tshirt which resembles a u-neck, but they only come in one color, and I don't know if i'd fit into womens AA sizes at all.

Ideas? Other t-shirt layering ideas/ways to spruce up a t-shirt outfit would be great.

[chris]

you could try making your own u-neck:

but if you're trying to show off the shirt underneath, i'd try doing this to a deep v-neck, rather than the traditional one.

[mickawes]

I got a really stretchy, tight CK undershirt that I sometimes use to layer Tshirts. Costed a bit much tho, 20 or so. I also got some V neck ribbed sweaters from Topman in the UK which were pretty cheap and work great with button ups. They go down to second button (not counting the collar button) on a button up shirt. Just enough to get the collar and some taco meat out.

[high_contrast]

AA has regular V-neck and deep-V and the deep-V is pretty deep.

[BubblyMasquerade]

Cool Tip I picked up from Cargo magazine, AA v necks can actually be changed into U necks. At the bottom of the V on AA vnecks, the fabric is gathered and not sewn, so all you have to do is just cut the threads that hold that gather together and YAY ou have a U neck or Scoop neck.

[minya]

Cool Tip I picked up from Cargo magazine, AA v necks can actually be changed into U necks. At the bottom of the V on AA vnecks, the fabric is gathered and not sewn, so all you have to do is just cut the threads that hold that gather together and YAY ou have a U neck or Scoop neck.

I'm 90% positive that tip was posted here on superfuture before it was in Cargo magazine.

(by chris, actually, iirc)

[Corbin Law]

yeah i remember someone saying that

eff cargo mag.

[englandmj7]

Hey Minya -

Ever used the search button newb?

http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/showthread.php?t=11961&highlight=u-necks

[minya]

Hey Minya -

Ever used the search button newb?

http://superfuture.com/city/supertalk/showthread.php?t=11961&highlight=u-necks

haha, yeah, that was the original thread. I should've bumped that one.

also, I guess Cargo did beat us to it

[nimo112]

try zimmerli. very thin and soft fabric and their v necks are nicely shaped...kinda more like a u neck v neck hybrid. i know they have them in barneys in beverly hills.