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Grosgrain vest?

needshoehelp

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Originally Posted by LeonM
Because backless waistcoats are an excuse for RTW manufacturers to sell one-size-fits-none jobs with buckles and elasticated straps. Leon
I have a purple label backless waistcoat that even still comes in sizes such as 38, 40, etc. I don't think they would cut corners, even if some do. So surely there must be something to it other than cost-cutting.
 

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SR makes bespoke backless vests, so I don't think backless inherently means "sizeless".
 

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