How far from a belt/hip should a vest be?

[SamPepys]

I recently picked up a three piece suit at a second hand store. ($20, and it's pin strips are the exact color of the tie I was wearing at the moment) I really like the vest that came with it, and it's a light brown that looks good with jeans, but I'm afraid it might be a little too high.

I know the sayings on sleeve and lower hem length for jackets (wrist meets thumb & knuckles respectively), but are there "rules of thumbs" on vests? Should the vest cover the belt or can there be a space where the shirt shows between the top of the pants and vest bottom?

Thanks!

 

[matstyleku]

wrong thread.. woops.

As I understand, no belt with vest =)

 

[GoldenTribe]

Originally Posted by matstyleku

In regards to this thread being about flipping, I admit when I first thrifted it was just so exciting to see expensive blah blah blah
It's not! How on earth does anything you wrote relate to the OP's question? Nobody gives a **** about your thrift recap. SamPepys, check this current thread for more on waistcoat length.

 

[pvrhye]

Vest should cover your beltline.

 

[GBear]

Vest & jeans?

You David Beckham or something?

 

[GoldenTribe]

Originally Posted by GBear

Vest & jeans?

Judging something that could very easily work based on zero evidence?