- A
waistcoat (UK and Commonwealth, /ˈweɪs(t)koʊt/ or /ˈwɛskət/;
colloquially called a weskit) or vest (US and Canada) is a
sleeveless upper-body garment...
- The hand-in-
waistcoat (also
referred to as hand-inside-vest, hand-in-jacket, hand-held-in, or
hidden hand) is a
gesture commonly found in portraiture...
- "The
Waistcoat" ("Kamizelka") is an 1882
short story by the
Polish writer Bolesław Prus, and is
considered a
masterpiece of short-story writing. It is...
-
turndown collar and link cuffs, a
black bow tie,
typically an
evening waistcoat or a ****merbund, and
black patent leather dress shoes or
court pumps....
- coat,
waistcoat, and
formal trousers, and an
appropriate gown for women. Men may also wear a po****r
variant where all
parts (morning coat,
waistcoat and...
- A man's
waistcoat with
sleeves of 1747 is a rare
example of
eighteenth century clothing for
which the
garment itself, the
original textile design, and...
- with tall
headdresses the
distinctive fashion of the 1770s. For men,
waistcoats and
breeches of
previous decades continued to be fashionable. English...
- worn
since 1831. This
working jacket was worn open over a
regimental waistcoat for
evening dress. The
original purpose was to
provide a
relatively comfortable...
-
brief period of
decorative exuberance which then
sobered into the coat,
waistcoat and
breeches costume that
would reign for the next
century and a half...
- A two-piece suit has a
jacket and trousers; a three-piece suit adds a
waistcoat. Hats were
almost always worn
outdoors (and
sometimes indoors) with all...
