Telnyashka is a knitted undershirt made of knitted fabric and colored in the form of alternating horizontal white stripes and stripes of a different color.
Telnyashka of various types are worn by military and civilian sailors of France, Russia and a number of other countries. In Russia, the vest is on the supply of sailors and foremen of the Navy, cadets of naval institutions, military personnel of the marines, as well as employees of a number of law enforcement agencies. A distinctive feature of the shirt of Russian sailors is the alternating horizontal white and blue stripes.