Closets and Wardrobes and toilets and vests and things....

[Carol]

Potioncat:
> To answer your question Carol, my 19 year old doesn't wear one. I've
never seen a young man calling on Sarah wearing one. I think the
places I've seen them most is in Ads and on some TV shows. And,
speaking of TV shows...
> 
> Seems even in England there's a bit of lower-class stereotype to it.
Here's a link to a Brit in one. Thank you PBS, my source of most
things British.
> 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/pforret/279062127/
> 
> Although the shirts in question on this side of the pond, have wider
shoulder straps.
>
Carol:
No, I don't mean an old-fashioned white undershirt. "Wifebeaters" are
sleeveless shirts worn as outer garments by young men who think
they're "cool." The basic design is the same as that of a vest-type
undershirt, but the fabric is more like that of a colored T-shirt (I
think). Anyway, I've included a couple of links in earlier posts, so I
won't add any more here.

It's not exactly the Marlon Brando look (or the portly Brit in your
lind); it's more updated--and black, apparently, is the only other
basic color for men.

Carol, who thinks that if you show your kids the photo of Justin
Timberlake, they'll know what I'm talking about