waistcoats
Sleeveless suit layers
Waistcoats is the plural of waistcoat, a sleeveless garment worn over a shirt and under a jacket, covering the torso.
The term is standard in British English; Americans typically say vest.
Waistcoats were once essential menswear but now appear mainly in formal attire or as fashion statements: The groomsmen wore matching waistcoats.
Sleeveless upper-body garment
- suitMatched formal garments
- three-pieceIncluding jacket, vest, pants
- tailoredAdjusted to fit exactly
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
lapels · buttons · silk · satin · pocket watch · cravat · morning dress · wedding attire
Of a prim era
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- RegencyProxy rule period
- dandyFashion-obsessed gentleman
- gentlemanCourteous, honorable man
livery · footman · butler · valet · period costume · cummerbund · brocade · embroidered
vest
Sleeveless upper-body garment
- suitMatched formal garments
- three-pieceIncluding jacket, vest, pants
- tailoredAdjusted to fit exactly
bespoke · lapels · buttons · silk · satin · pocket watch · cravat · morning dress · wedding attire · groom
Victorian
Of a prim era
gentleman · livery · footman · butler · valet · period costume · cummerbund · brocade · embroidered · chain
layering
Forming successive strata
- statement pieceEye-catching focal item
- textureSurface tactile quality
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
paisley · tweed · herringbone · plaid · velvet · linen · wool · casual · hipster · retro
bartender
One who serves drinks
billiards · referee · sommelier · maitre d · concierge · uniform · hospitality · service · professional · barista
- appareldresses, shirt, blouses, skirts, dress
- Victorianaseances, Dickens, spiritualism, Sherlock Holmes, phrenology
- 1700sMozart, Voltaire, colonial period, French Revolution, William III
- costumecostume design, costume ball, costume sketches, costume jewelry, theatrical costumes
- menswearsuits, suit, tuxedo, blazers, blazer
- 1840s-1850sOregon Trail, California Gold Rush, Mexican-American War, Manifest Destiny, Underground Railroad
waistcoatsovercoats
Heavy outdoor jackets
trench coats · parkas · greatcoats · topcoats · cloaks