vest
Sign in to savethumb|right|A traditional waistcoat, to be worn with a two-piece suit or separate jacket and trousers A waistcoat (UK and Commonwealth, or ; colloquially called a weskit) or vest (US and Canada) is a sleeveless upper-body garment. It is usually worn over a dress shirt and necktie and below a coat as a part of most men's formal wear. It is also sported as the third piece in the traditional three-piece male suit. Any given waistcoat can be simple or ornate, or for leisure or luxury. Historically, the waistcoat can be worn either in the place of, or underneath, a larger coat, dependent upon the w
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A vest is a sleeveless upper-body garment typically worn over a dress shirt and under a jacket as part of formal men's clothing. It matters because it serves as a traditional component of formal wear and three-piece suits, and can range from simple everyday styles to more ornate luxury versions.
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30 sectionsContents
- Names
- Characteristics and use
- Daywear
- Evening wear
- Clergy
- Scouting
- Sport
- History
- 17th–18th centuries
- 19th century
- 20th–21st centuries
- Preliminary timeline and evolution
- England
- Circa 1660–1700
- Circa 1700–1750
- Circa 1750–1770
- Circa 1770–1800
- Transition from "waistcoat" to "vest" in the United States
- Circa 1750–1850
- Circa late 1800
- Circa 1870
- Circa 1890
- Circa 1900
- Circa 1970
- Typology
- Gallery
- See also
- Eras
- References
- External links
thumb|right|A traditional waistcoat, to be worn with a two-piece suit or separate jacket and trousers A waistcoat (UK and Commonwealth, or ; colloquially called a weskit) or vest (US and Canada) is a sleeveless upper-body garment. It is usually worn over a dress shirt and necktie and below a coat as a part of most men's formal wear. It is also sported as the third piece in the traditional three-piece male suit. Any given waistcoat can be simple or ornate, or for leisure or luxury. Historically, the waistcoat can be worn either in the place of, or underneath, a larger coat, dependent upon the weather, wearer, and setting.
Daytime formal wear and semi-formal wear commonly comprises a contrastingly coloured waistcoat, such as in buff or dove gray, still seen in morning dress and black lounge suit. Traditionally, a white waistcoat is worn for white tie and a black one for black tie.