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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Lifestyle
Sam Wolfson

The real star of The Bear is Carmy’s perfect white T-shirt

Jeremy Allen White as Carmy Berzatto in his signature white T-shirt on FX’s The Bear.
Jeremy Allen White as Carmy Berzatto in his signature white T-shirt on FX’s The Bear. Photograph: Matt Dinerstein/FX Networks

Why has The Bear, a US series ostensibly about a restaurateur in Chicago, become the most talked about menswear show on TV?

The answer boils down to one item of clothing: a white T-shirt. In almost every scene its chef protagonist Carmy Berzatto, played by Jeremy Allen White, can be seen striding through the kitchen, temples bulging, sweat reaching sizzle point, in a perfect white T-shirt that makes him look like the James Dean of the kitchen pass.

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