Welcome
We are the UK's #1 undershirt maker. What is an undershirt? It is high-performance inner-wear that keeps you warm in winter, cool in summer, and keeps your shirt dry and clean when the going gets tough. Try one for yourself - you may be surprised.
WHY DO YOU NEED ONE?
The perfect base layer makes a huge difference to how you look and feel. You need to feel it first, then you'll know. Build your look from the right base.
The Chester Undershirt
Chester Crew Neck
The classic crew-neck undershirt is the right choice to wear under a shirt & tie. The fabric is 150-gram bamboo viscose - lightweight, soft and highly breathable.
Deep V-Neck
The v-neck won't be seen even if you wear two buttons open on your shirt. Made from the same lightweight fabric as the crew.
Sweat Protection
The Oxford Undershirt
The Oxford undershirt has a unique underarm design. Two layers of fabric provide extra sweat absorption where you need it most.
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A family business
Get To Know Us
Hello, I'm Robert, this is Yvonne. When you shop with us, you'll receive a personal service. If you get in touch, you'll be talking directly to us, and we promise to look after you. It's just one of the benefits of shopping with a small independent company.
Customer Reviews
Our undershirts score 4.9/5.0 from 250 customer reviews. You can read all the reviews here.
A promise
Sometimes it takes a little faith to try something new, so I'll make you a promise.
Start with just one undershirt and wear it a few times. If you don't feel like buying any more, you can have that first shirt for free - a gift from us.
We believe in our product, and we want to help more men experience the feel and benefits. It's not just us - our customers agree - they score us 4.9/5 in 250 reviews.
We are a small British label with seven years experience designing the perfect men's undershirt. It's all we sell, so we do it well. Wear one and see for yourself.
NOT A VEST
If you've not yet experienced a modern undershirt, you might think it to be a little old fashioned - something your grandfather might have worn. Things have moved on. The contemporary men's undershirt is a technical base layer designed for everyday wear, in the office or home.
Breathable, lightweight modern stretch fabrics such as viscose and micro modal and body-contouring design have combined to update the humble vest, turning it into a performance base layer you can wear in the office.
The modern undershirt is as related to the basic cotton vest of old, as a Nike sports trainer is to a 19th-century leather boot. It's an entirely different beast.
A problem solved
It all began because I need to solve my own problem.
You probably haven't heard of us before. Robert Owen® is a small independent British brand which I started with my partner in 2013.
I needed an undershirt I could wear all day, that wasn't bulky, didn't make me feel hot and didn't ride up and, importantly, absorbed my sweat on hot days. I couldn't find it, so I decided to make my own. The Oxford undershirt was born. We made a few, and they sold out. So we made more.
We had no idea it would take off as it has - it seems I wasn't alone in needing this solution. Seven years and three product design iterations later, we think we make the best men's undershirts in the UK.
Only sold here
All designs are exclusive to Robert Owen® and are only available here in our shop - you won't find our undershirts anywhere else.
We design the undershirts in-house because we are fussy about the fit, fabric and function. We don't cut corners.
Take the fabric, for example. Many men's underwear makers mix in cotton because it's cheaper. We don't because we think a cotton mix feels bulky and less refined.
Our undershirts cost a little more, but the feel is worth it.
Click to shop our full range. Our team in Reading UK will send your new undershirts by Royal Mail Tracked post. Postage is free to the UK.