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12-11-2008, 03:43 AM
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I prefer to go without the waistcoat.
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12-11-2008, 08:34 PM
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Depends on whether the building will be over-heated (as in the US), or as the the Scots do, just enough to keep the frost off the whisky glasses!
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12-11-2008, 08:47 PM
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If I wear a tie, I wear the waistcoat. If I wear just a sport shirt or a mock turtleneck, I don't.
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12-15-2008, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by johnnycanuck  Depends on temperature. Three piece suits were intended for winter/cold weather wear. So a waist coat is a cold weather garment.
Johnny | I would refer you to this wiki article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waistcoat#History . I was never under the impression the waistcoat was reserved for cold weather. I had understood that the waistcoat declined in popularity as fasion became more informal.
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12-15-2008, 09:08 AM
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I think for me it breaks down into how hot it is, and if I'm wearing a tie. As a general rule for daywear, if its warm and the day does not call for a tie, I'll wear a colored shirt, (usally matching the hose) no vest.
If it's a little cooler, at night, or more formal, I'd go with a white shirt, vest and colored tie.
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12-15-2008, 11:06 AM
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The demise of the waistcoat (along with two pair of trousers) was due to the necessity of rationing cloth during WWII. Men became used to buying suits w/o waistcoats and the extra trousers, and both retailers and manufacturers discovered that they could charge the same when supplying just a jacket and trousers. It was the lack of waistcoats that caused menswear to become less "formal", not the other way round.
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12-15-2008, 07:03 PM
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I always go with the waistcoat, I just think it looks better on me that way.
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12-15-2008, 09:39 PM
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It's a shame. I love the look of the waistcoat with a suit or kilt.
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12-15-2008, 10:16 PM
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I prefer wearing a waistcoat. Besides the advantage of extra pockets, it keeps my tie from flapping about everywhere!
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12-16-2008, 01:54 AM
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When I was growing up, I always wanted waistcoats with my suits, and they were a bit difficult to find. I recall watching my mother make my first one when I was a little kid.
Now, about thirty years later, they are starting to sell waistcoats at stores: Target , for example.
As much as I love wearing a waistcoat, I do have to admit that the hot weather out here can make it tuff to wear one if I have to be out and about.
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