Men's Waistcoats & Vests - What They Are & How to Wear Them

About this video

The Gazette team provides a comprehensive guide to odd vests (waistcoats that contrast with jackets and pants), explaining their history since the 1800s and demonstrating how investing in multiple odd vests can dramatically increase outfit combinations from a limited wardrobe. They cover fabric options, color recommendations, fit considerations, styling rules, and where to source quality waistcoats, emphasizing that vests should never be worn with belts and should always cover the waistband.

Key takeaways

• The Gazette team argues that three odd vests in different colors can create 27 distinct outfits compared to buying additional jackets, making them a cost-effective wardrobe investment
• The Gazette team recommends avoiding belts with vests and instead using side adjusters or suspenders, and pairing vests with single-breasted suits for business wear to avoid excessive layering
• The Gazette team suggests lighter colored vests in materials like velvet or moleskin paired with darker suits, and advises keeping pattern scales distinctly different when combining multiple patterned pieces

Episode details: published September 29, 2017 · 446K views · 12:46 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The style guidance summarized here is the Gentleman’s Gazette team’s own teaching and opinion, presented for education; product recommendations are theirs, not ours. Summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each video itself.

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