Deadpool & Wolverine Continues the Long-Standing Tradition of Logan’s Slutty Little Undershirt

Here’s a pleasant task for you: picture Wolverine in your mind’s eye. Conjure Hugh Jackman’s astonishingly bulging muscles, those fussy mutton chops, the debatable CGI. Now, what is he wearing? For half of you, you’ll picture that leather superhero suit—either the new-age tactical black, or the mid-camp yellow and blue. For the other, hornier half, you’ll be picturing Logan in his off-duty look: brown boots, blue denim, and a crisp and slutty white undershirt.

When Hugh Jackman’s jacked-man Logan took to the screens for the first time in 2001’s X-Men, it was the tank. Ribbed, with a low neck, perfectly suited to the semi-conservative ’00s, tucked into a Western belt. Dog tags caressed the neckline. Occasionally, there was a flannel overshirt (Canadians!).

This same faithful costuming followed Jackman throughout the subsequent films: X-2, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Wolverine, and X-Men: Days of Future Past. Occasionally the tank is layered interchangeably with short-sleeve button-ups, leather jackets and—you guessed it—more flannels.

It was the character building of Logan as a curmudgeonly, farm-raised, corn-fed military vet born in 1832 (canon Logan, for the real heads). Yet despite this menswear allusion to Logan’s rustic little life, the actual clothes themselves are, unsurprisingly, quite fancy. For most of the earlier movies, Jackman wore a 100% cotton tank by Swiss brand Zimmerli, confirmed by the film's costume designer. Specifically, the ‘Richelieu’ style, which features a paper-thin ribbed texture and elasticated pinched waist. The details add up: the generous scoop of the neckline which shows just enough collarbone and pec to be enticing without being obvious; the thin ribbed cotton which clings to the body in all the right places, especially when sweaty and in movement; the tight fit across the waist and chest (something Jackman has no shortage of).

Currently, a Richelieu tank will set you back $139. Of course, the thought of Logan spending over a 100 quid regularly on a single tank top—which he then would summarily rip to shreds—is fun, especially when, in canon, he’s probably meant to be fishing them out of military surplus stores, or looting them from dead bodies.

The tank transitioned into a slightly baggier version in Logan. The neckline came down into a classic scoop, the fit loosened, bullet holes were added, more blood splashed. It made sense for the film—hey, he was meant to be an old man, his superpowers failing him.

Yet, for his entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine, Logan has had the decency to cover up and add some sleeves, wearing a classic T-shirt, before he slipped into the yellow leather. The T-shirt upheld all the same hallmarks as the tank: perfectly fitted (a round neckline that sits at the base of the throat, arms-eye seams sitting at the tip of the shoulder, tight but not stretched), simple, unaffected.

It has yet to be revealed where the T-shirt in Deadpool & Wolverine is actually from, but whether simple in canon or fancy in actuality, the overall effect is the same. Logan looks unpretentious, uncomplicated, and completely, devastatingly hot. Has the ultimate himbo fit been right under our noses all along? Sure, Jackman’s Logan didn’t invent tank tops with jeans, and the tree trunks he calls arms do help, but hasn’t this specific rugged approach done so much to communicate the truth of the matter: that simplicity really may well be the easiest way to look sexy? This approach is eternal—just look to Jeremy Allen White.

That same energy has another side-effect. It makes Logan stand out in all the right ways against his fellow X-Men and X-Women in the movies. From the deeply ’70s costuming of Days of Future Past, to the abundance of leather that upholstered the early ’00s films, the deliberate, complicated dressing of the cast makes Logan look like a beacon of unabashed effortlessness. Against Magneto’s capes, and Cyclops’ turtlenecks, and Nightcrawler in whatever the fuck they kept putting Nightcrawler in, Wolverine is pure, unadulterated masculine sex appeal. No frills.

Add that to his tortured soul, huge metal claws and, of course, said bulging muscles and you have a recipe for some of the most enduring superhero costuming out there. Yours for $139.

This story originally appeared on British GQ with the title ‘Deadpool & Wolverine continues the long-standing tradition of Logan’s slutty little undershirt’