Is it possible to wear successfully a SC and vest without a tie?

[unbelragazzo]

Fall is nearing and I'm contemplating vests. Is it possible to wear them informally, without a tie?

 

[Quadcammer]

imho, you wear the vest without a tie for a real casual look, or you wear a sport coat with a tie and no vest.

I don't think the combination of a vest with a sport coat and alternating color trousers is going to look very good.

A heavier sport coat should keep you warm enough as it is.

 

[oneeightyseven]

according to GQ you can...

 

[cioni2k]

Ugh please don't. Vest without a tie just SCREAMS douchebag who saw the look in an Express ad.

 

[unbelragazzo]

To be clear, I'm thinking not so much the waistcoat-type vest with the pointed bottom, but perhaps the flat bottom knitted types, to be worn with a tweed, for instance. I'm a young academic, to give you a sense of the look I am careening towards...not the Express ad type look

 

[Marcellionheart]

Wear a sweater or a sweater vest rather than a waistcoat.

 

[Macallan]



Ugh please don't. Vest without a tie just SCREAMS douchebag who saw the look in an Express ad.

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Wear a heavier jacket or substitute the waistcoat for a sweater

With a tweed jacket, if a plain or simple design - Fair Isle vest sweater

 

[JayJay]

^^^This.

 

[Fraiche]

Don't deny your inner douche. You know should cater to your audience. Are you wearing it to meet women or to sip brandy with other men?

 

[ter1413]

v neck sweater.
no vest.

 

[Saturdays]

Cardigans are nice as an alternative, if its really casual.. otherwise V-neck sweaters are good

Otherwise if you must one look that may work (but a bit of a stretch) is Solid/Pinstripe Navy SC with a White/Ligh Blue Oxford Shirt and a Herringbone Vest. Dark Blue Jeans or matching pants are the only thing that will pull this correctly.

 

[Sanguis Mortuum]



Is It Possible To Wear Successfully A SC And Vest Without A Tie?

Yes. **** the haters.

 

[Quadcammer]



Yes. **** the haters.

examples with pics?

 

[eg1]

It doesn't look terrible on the guy in The Mentalist.

 

[MyOtherLife]

With a waistcoat, never. With a sweater vest or cardigan (as previously stated), yes, provided that you mind the proportions. The nice thing about vests is that it can beef up a slender frame or provide a slimming effect on a rounder, heavier frame, provided that the overall appearance is neither stiff or sloppy. A happy inbetween is what you would strive for.