The Layered T Shirt Look is Officially Retarded

Whoever thought that layering t shirts looked cool or stylish? Maybe the first guy who did it. But when the layered t shirt look filters down via television from Hollywood to New York City to Peoria, it, like many other fashion trends, begins to look ridiculous.

You have all seen the look -- a short-sleeved t shirt, usually in a darker color, over a long-sleeved t shirt, usually in a lighter color.

The layered t shirt look has been made famous by many a celebrity, such as teen heartthrob Drake Bell.




This look might work for a fifteen year-old, but it's kind of silly looking on an older guy. And ladies, it's none too flattering on you either.

In fact, the layered t shirt look reminds me of the long underwear section of the L.L. Bean catalog, or perhaps the Brawny paper towel lumberjack, neither of which are exactly bastions of style.

Speaking of style, there is one guy who has at least added a bit of style to the layered t shirt look. Rock Writer Neil Strauss, who, not coincidentally, goes by the moniker "Style" in the so-called "seduction community," wears his t shirt over a pink oxford dress shirt, of the type that can probably be found in that trusty L.L. Bean catalog.

The layered t shirt look reminds me of another regrettable fashion trend from the nineties -- the David Schwimmer "Friends"/Paul Reiser "Mad About You" v-neck over t shirt look.








If you wish to be ridiculed and typecast in future years as epitomizing the Bush Decade, be my guest. As for me, I'll stick to layering t-shirts invisibly under my ski clothes on very cold days.