The deep V neck for men: some call it the disturbing new trend emerging on the streets of urban America; others call it love at first sight.
Since the deep Vee is getting a lot of crap we thought we’d ask three of the men who wear it best (all members of US Royalty) to defend their love of the deep Vee:
WHY DO YOU LOVE THE DEEP V?
John Thornley
- They get deep.
- It’s the jungle baby, and you’re gonna die (from the extreme mugginess that is DC)
- You get to show off any jewelry you have accumulated on your travels
- And truly they are just another part of the wardrobe that should not be relied on too heavily or overused but tastefully worked in ;)
Paul Thornley
- you can share interchangeably with girls on the street…thereby doubling your wardrobe.
- Works great for presents for your girlfriend cause then you’re really buying it for yourself
- for every loud hater there are three silent lovers of the deep V
Let’s women see who the real men are. *not recommended for men that shave their chest.
crew necks are universally unflattering.
there should be an anti-crew-neck movement.
This is hilarious! There is this total queen that my friends and I regularly see at the gay bars whom we refer to as “Deep V,” for obvious reasons. I had no idea actual straight men were sporting this look. What’s next? Halters? Hey, its a great way to show off back hair – or lack thereof.
June 27, 2008 at 12:28 pmDepends on the guy. If you’re young and cute and slender, it’s pretty hot. Otherwise…probably not. In my opinion. I started seeing boys do this back in February / March and it really surprised me. But I like it…
June 27, 2008 at 12:35 pmSvet – v-necks look weird on me. I think it’s a combination of low levels of testosterone and a really skinny neck. Sorry, it has to be tight crew.
June 27, 2008 at 12:38 pmDeep Vs = Offensive to the Eye. Especially if you’re rockin’ the hair chest. EGAD
June 27, 2008 at 12:39 pmDo women like chest hair?
June 27, 2008 at 12:45 pmcrew necks can be unflattering, but deep V’s are gross. I’d rather them cover it up than flaunt what they don’t have. this goes for girls to. i’m sure lots of people would love to see your tits, but have some class.
June 27, 2008 at 12:47 pm“new trend”?
June 27, 2008 at 1:00 pmasking a woman if she likes chest hair is like asking a man if he likes boobs, some like a little, others like alot, symmetry is neccesary
June 27, 2008 at 1:21 pmha. my friend, john, lacks symmetry. we call it the toga. it looks just like it sounds.
June 27, 2008 at 1:27 pmDeep V’s make me feel sexy.
June 27, 2008 at 1:44 pmI don’t like chest hair or back hair. Hair anywhere else is fine.
June 27, 2008 at 1:57 pmSara – no, straight men do not wear V necks.
June 27, 2008 at 1:58 pmThe V or the dreaded Deep V necks will never fly with real men and with good reason. That shit is to show off cleavage and if that’s what your flaunting from a male perspective I will take a pass.
June 27, 2008 at 2:19 pmTaylor loves her some hairy scrote.
June 27, 2008 at 2:24 pm1. What Grace said.
2. Back hair = always gross.
3. I’ve seen quite a few men looking damn good in v-necks. And half of them were indeed straight.
It isn’t exactly a “new” trend…
I think it’s very sexy if you know how to pull it off.
And to the REAL man: Yes, we do. But we don’t like hairy bellies (except for that little string between the belly button and…)
June 27, 2008 at 2:45 pmBadge of honor, Cale.
June 27, 2008 at 3:13 pmDo you ladies like my 6 chest hairs and 13 nipple hairs?
June 27, 2008 at 3:19 pmThe “Deep” V reeks of Pete Wentz ‘06.
June 27, 2008 at 3:19 pmNo chance Cale has hit puberty.
June 27, 2008 at 3:24 pmJohn Foster, I hate to break your stride but…there’s some hot young dudes sporting deep v’s. I believe if you checked for their “real manhood” you’d find it intact and blazing.
;)
As quite possibly the dude with the hairiest chest writing for this website, I feel I should comment. I will never wear a v-neck, mainly because people aren’t ready when I release the werewolf.
oh – unless someone can find me an awesome medallion. Preferably something with my zodiac sign(aquarius) on it.
June 27, 2008 at 3:50 pmcougar in training
June 27, 2008 at 3:55 pma bushel of Selleck-style chestlocks is always a comforting thought… a bristly nest of hair that you can twirl your fingers around (and around). if you got it, flaunt it. for heaven’s sake, just don’t chop it. there’s nothing worse than a prickly chest—let it grow and, what-the-hell, let it show!
June 27, 2008 at 3:59 pmThe only guys (I use that loosely) I’ve ever seen wearing V necks shave their chest hair.
Dudes with long necks look like aliens in V necks and dudes with short necks are cretins and just one step away from cro-magnons so there you go.
June 27, 2008 at 4:13 pmi’m pretty sure i could wear a button-down sweater with the sleeves cut off and still be cute. style is attitude suckers.
if threadless made vnecks i’d wear them, but until then i’ll have to stick with the regular neck.
June 27, 2008 at 4:29 pmthe only person i know that can pull off a deep V is Jesse Bishop.
June 27, 2008 at 4:47 pmmy middle school math teacher once told our (all girls) class that she loved chest hair. specifically, mel gibson’s chest hair (this was before he got weird. or before we all knew about it anyway). at the time, i was appalled. but then hormones or something kicked in and now i totally get it.
i mean, it’s summertime – the more boy flesh on display, the better!!
June 27, 2008 at 5:08 pmpedro: “style is attitude” – so true.
jeff: jesse bishop is also the only guy who can pull off a head band, wait, no, mick coogan can too, but they wear very different headbands.
taylor: how can you hate chest/back hair but be alright with a forest?
i’m okay with hair as long as it suits the person. cale would look weird with a hairy chest.
happy trails are always sexy (on men/boys)
June 27, 2008 at 5:15 pmattitude certainly supports style but there are (too) many people with attitude and bad style. But it’s also true that men who rock deep V’s look good in whatever they wear.
June 27, 2008 at 5:30 pmGuys, V-necks are for everyone, even fat girls, but not really. i think they rock, just don’t go over board with the chest hair
June 27, 2008 at 5:44 pmThis thread needs to be saved so next year it can be held against everyone who said they liked the look.
June 27, 2008 at 6:13 pmStevie Seagal just punches other men’s cocks:
http://www.popcesspool.net/2008/06/thank-you-wook.html
June 27, 2008 at 6:28 pmI love chest hair. and the deep V. and U.S. Royalty.
June 28, 2008 at 5:45 pmJesus, this thread is right out of LNS Forums. You should all be ashamed.
The real issue is that all the pictures are of button-downs loose to the xiphoid, which is a totally different look from douchebag v-necks. Yes, xiphoid. Fuck all of you pre-emptively. The worst look in DC is not the deep-v, it’s the tucked-in oxford buttoned up to the neck. Shudder.
June 28, 2008 at 8:29 pmNo, Dr. No, It is the impeccably ironed oxford buttoned up to the neck and untucked.
June 30, 2008 at 12:35 amRe: Michael, saving this thread.
Actually, you’re totally right. I recant my above statements.
Noah, the xiphoid is the thing that breaks if you do CPR wrong, right?
I don’t understand: I should or should not wear deep-V, somebody simplify this it’s going to bug me all day.
June 30, 2008 at 10:44 amAn deeply-unbuttoned shirt is different than a deep-v tee shirt. As for which one is a better look, check the sweet Selleck and Beatty pics in the article.
June 30, 2008 at 12:26 pmi like the deep v neck shirts i think they are ugh…tight.
July 3, 2008 at 1:54 ami bought one for my exboyfriend, and it looked good, until he got fat.
still hoping to meet another deep-v wearing guy. i have 5 american apparel summer shirts and i’m willing to share.
how was Randy not asked to contribute to this?!
June 27, 2008 at 12:21 pmhttp://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=56482290&albumID=9283&imageID=12505356