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A traditional waistcoat, to be worn with a two-piece suit or separate jacket and trousers. A waistcoat (UK and Commonwealth, / ˈ w eɪ s (t) k oʊ t / or / ˈ w ɛ s k ə t /; colloquially called a weskit [1]) 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 ...
The Mod suit, a fashion of the 1960s, and again in the early 2010s. Characteristics include a very slim cut, narrow lapels, three or four buttons and a strongly tapered waist. Usually single-breasted and grey. The cloth generally consists in part of mohair, tonic, houndstooth, or two-tone fabric. The Safari suit, a fashion of the 1970s.
It is of French origin, where it had developed from a cape-like garment called a casaque. [2] It was introduced into England as a component of a three-piece ensemble, which also included breeches and a long vest or waistcoat. This ensemble served as the prototype for the modern-day three-piece suit. The justacorps itself evolved into the frock ...
Morning dress, also known as formal day dress, is the formal Western dress code for day attire, [1] consisting chiefly of a morning coat, waistcoat, and formal trousers for men, and an appropriate gown for women.
White tie, also called full evening dress or a dress suit, is the most formal evening Western dress code. [1] For men, it consists of a black tail coat (alternatively referred to as a dress coat, usually by tailors) worn over a white dress shirt with a starched or piqué bib, white piqué waistcoat and the white bow tie worn around a standing wing collar.
American Civil War era sailor in a monkey jacket. A monkey jacket is a waist length jacket tapering at the back to a point. Use of the term has been dated to the 1850s onwards.
Swansdown was a fancy woolen material of the 19th century. It was a soft mix of wool and silk used for waistcoats. Wool was the primary fiber, blended with silk, and later with cotton. [1]
Garthwaite's design for the silk used for the Met's waistcoat, worked up in pencil, ink, and watercolor, is part of this collection. A note at the top indicates that this design was made for "Mr Lekeux Oct r 23 1747". Peter Lekeux (1716–1768) was a third-generation London silk weaver of Huguenot origin.