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[FN Phat]

Scoop-neck eternal smiles are FAR worse than a little white ring sticking up above your outer shirt. I'm with you.

By a long shot. For the most part, all of my friends rock the crew neck, myself included. The scoop necks are for the older generations

[Gidget]

Threadjack: I wish they would start making tagless garments. And print the info on the garment material itself. Most t-shirts and many other items of clothing are tagged this way now. That would be awesome. I rip most of the tags out of mine cuz they get so annoying.

P.S. this is just my opinion but I would much rather see a bit of the top of a crew neck garment peeking out than see a scoop neck ring underneath a man's shirt, but that's just me.

[Surfah]

Even worse are the fat guys with 20 year old scoop neck tops that stretch down to their belly buttons when they're tucked in so it looks like they're wearing one of these beneath their shirts:

[Clark Addison]

By a long shot. For the most part, all of my friends rock the crew neck, myself included. The scoop necks are for the older generations

I'm on this bandwagon as well. I absolutely hate the look of a scoop neck underneath a button up shirt, so I always wear 100% cotton crew neck (do they make crew neck in any other material?).

I will agree that the crew neck looks silly under a T-shirt, but since most of what I own is crew neck, I often do this.

[TripletDaddy]

scoop necked garments are dumb.

[Surfah]

I don't own any scoop necked garments. Since I started HS I've always wore a Hanes type undershirt that was crew necked. Scoop necks are annoying and look terrible under a white button up shirt or fitted shirt.

[Donuthole]

I'm sorry but the visible line from scoop necks are far tackier than the crew neck tops with a collared shirt.

I agree, that is tacky. The proper way is to wear scoop necks and ensure that the eternal smile isn't visible.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Scoop-neck eternal smiles are FAR worse than a little white ring sticking up above your outer shirt. I'm with you.

Agreed.

[Donuthole]

Since I started HS I've always wore a Hanes type undershirt that was crew necked.

That's just the point. It's not 1997 anymore, and it's dorky to have a white crew collar poking out from under your collar. That little white (well, white at least for the first couple times you wear it. After that it trends towards grey) collar poking out from under your shirt is uber dorky.

[Surfah]

That's just the point. It's not 1997 anymore, and it's dorky to have a white crew collar poking out from under your collar. That little white (well, white at least for the first couple times you wear it. After that it trends towards grey) collar poking out from under your shirt is uber dorky.

1997 was a great year. Great year.

I still don't get how you can pull off a scoop neck top without the eternal smile showing with today's slim fit and more form fitting t-shirts and collared shirts.

Besides with a scoop neck I can't pull this off:



It's far sexier to have your g's showing from the bottom and not the top.

[TripletDaddy]

Besides with a scoop neck I can't pull this off:



It's far sexier to have your g's showing from the bottom and not the top.

Dude, this is standard issue attire for the barrio. The uniform of the cholo.

Viva La Raza!

[Surfah]

Dude, this is standard issue attire for the barrio. The uniform of the cholo.

Viva La Raza!

Classic!

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[Donuthole]

1997 was a great year. Great year.

Agreed 100%. I would claim July 1997 - July 1998 as the greatest 12 months of my pre-marriage life.

I still don't get how you can pull off a scoop neck top without the eternal smile showing with today's slim fit and more form fitting t-shirts and collared shirts.

It all starts with purchasing the proper scoop neck. The 100% cotton, 50-50 cotton poly, nylon mesh, and silky scoop necks are no good, for differing reasons (varying from too low of a scoop to a scoop that stretched out over time, etc.).

The Dri-Luxe scoops are perfect. First off, the material is very light, so the neck itself isn't as bulky as some of the other scoops. Second, the scoop is higher, so it rests just perfectly below the collar bone. This is the perfect location for wearing a polo shirt (as the scoop falls just below the first couple of buttons) and works nicely with fitted shirts, as it is above the upper chest, so as to be above the pressure points on a fitted shirt. Finally, the material is very springy, so the scoop neck doesn't end up as a droop neck after a bunch of washes.

[TripletDaddy]

I might have to check out these Dri-Luxe garments of which you speak.

Unfortunately, I only buy new garments once every 5 years, which averages out to be about $8 a year on underwear. Not bad!

[Surfah]

It all starts with purchasing the proper scoop neck. The 100% cotton, 50-50 cotton poly, nylon mesh, and silky scoop necks are no good, for differing reasons (varying from too low of a scoop to a scoop that stretched out over time, etc.).

The Dri-Luxe scoops are perfect, First off, the material is very light, so the neck itself isn't as bulky as some of the other scoops. Second, the scoop is higher, so it rests just perfectly below the collar bone. This is the perfect location for wearing a polo shirt (as the scoop falls just below the first couple of buttons) and works nicely with fitted shirts, as it is above the upper chest, so as to be above the pressure points on a fitted shirt. Finally, the material is very springy, so the scoop neck doesn't end up as a droop neck after a bunch of washes.

I hate the dri-luxe material so I'd never wear one even if it made me not look like a dork.

Cotton-poly crew neck tops in tall and nylon mesh bottoms in short for me.