Waist coats are a jacket's best friend...

[Feraud]

Now if I didn't have to sell my house to afford all these things, I'd get a few. How the heck can a vest cost $98? I just ordered a British India Officer's shirts, and it only cost $65. Surely a vest would be comparatively less considering how much less work goes into it.

I agree about the costs of the vests. Orvis is a tad over priced when it comes to their stuff. I don't fancy paying a 100 bucks for a vest when shirts are 50-70 dollars.
Btw, I have the British India Officer's shrit. Let me know how you like it when it arrives! We can do a "show & tell" review thread!

 

[Dinerman]

I've only come accross one I liked at a goodwill. I wear it ALL the time though. It's got a cool pattern in the silk back, and a neat little deco design in the buckle on the back. My dad says it's '70's. I'm thinking eariler.


what do you think? can you tell anything from the cloth?

 

[Marc Chevalier]

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My favorite daytime waistcoat. J. Peterman by way of eBay.

 

[Mojave Jack]

I agree about the costs of the vests. Orvis is a tad over priced when it comes to their stuff. I don't fancy paying a 100 bucks for a vest when shirts are 50-70 dollars.
Btw, I have the British India Officer's shrit. Let me know how you like it when it arrives! We can do a "show & tell" review thread!

Well, it arrived...but it's going back. Shall we start a thread?

 

[Feraud]

Well, it arrived...but it's going back. Shall we start a thread?

Yes. Let us discuss it in it's own thread.

 

[Nick Charles]

Damn Marc thats awsome.

 

[scotrace]

It IS awesome. Let the hunt begin.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

That model of J. Peterman vest still shows up on eBay from time to time. The winning bids have varied from about $30 to $70. Would you like me to PM you if and when it turns up again?

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[Nick Charles]

I would most defintatley. L-XL I look every couple of days at the Peterman stuff, and lately its been quite picked over, I did get a really nice plaid shirt and Yellow sweater vest though.

 

[scotrace]

I'll be watching also - if you spot something, Marc, please do share.

 

[Zemke Fan]

Bought two vests...

recently only to discover that I'm not really a dress vest kinda guy...

Both are 100% wool, NWT, Oscar de la Renta. (See Classifieds for details.)

Brown:

Navy Blue:

 

[The Duke]

I like wearing my suit with a waistcoat and a bowler hat, always nice!

 

[thetankw/ahat]

i have to admit in the summers here in sunny san diego you dont get much chance to wear my fine collection of sportcoats so everytime i stop in at the salvation army i look at both waistcoats and sportcoats. i cant believe you guys would spend 30-70 on a waistcoat i could get at a thrift store for about 3-5. plus i have a seamstress for a mother so she can make me a vest or jacket if i want. i have fabrics waiting to be converted as we speak. as an added bonus i dont have to go to a tailor to get my pants hemmed.

 

[PADDY]

Bump!! waist-coat season is now in...

Get those waistcoats out for the northern hemisphere! It's that time again gents Wonderful..isn't it.