So with my new found interest in suits these days I have been keenly interested in the look of the wearing of a waistcoat with a suit.
Now I don't own a 3 piece (yet. The rlpl sale on gilt featured a magnificent glen plaid 3piece in wool cashmere). But how would I go about purchasing the correct odd waistcoat for my 2-piece suits and how to wear them?
Can we have a discussion on things like:
What color / fabric is aesthetic and/acceptable for a navy or grey suit? Pinstripes and windowpanes? Does the waistcoat need to be solid when wearing these designs?
Does the vest always have to be darker than the suit if odd?
How fit does it need to be? Should it be like a corset, or loose, or are there differing ways depending on style of suit?
I know daytime vests are traditionally more buttons and covers the chest more while formal nighttime ones are to be deeper in the neck opening. Can these be interchangeable?
I know it is traditionally incorrect to wear a belt with a waistcoat but do you sfers do it sometimes to decent effect?
When to wear a single-breasted waistcoat and when to wear a double-breasted one. Do you wear like per like in suit? Can you wear a sb vest with a db suit or vice versa?
Thanks
Now I don't own a 3 piece (yet. The rlpl sale on gilt featured a magnificent glen plaid 3piece in wool cashmere). But how would I go about purchasing the correct odd waistcoat for my 2-piece suits and how to wear them?
Can we have a discussion on things like:
What color / fabric is aesthetic and/acceptable for a navy or grey suit? Pinstripes and windowpanes? Does the waistcoat need to be solid when wearing these designs?
Does the vest always have to be darker than the suit if odd?
How fit does it need to be? Should it be like a corset, or loose, or are there differing ways depending on style of suit?
I know daytime vests are traditionally more buttons and covers the chest more while formal nighttime ones are to be deeper in the neck opening. Can these be interchangeable?
I know it is traditionally incorrect to wear a belt with a waistcoat but do you sfers do it sometimes to decent effect?
When to wear a single-breasted waistcoat and when to wear a double-breasted one. Do you wear like per like in suit? Can you wear a sb vest with a db suit or vice versa?
Thanks