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19th November 21, 09:41 AM
#18
Originally Posted by Steve Ashton
When I was young I was taught that a "Waistcoat" had a satin back and an adjuster strap. It is very plain that it is not outerwear and was not supposed to be worn without a jacket.
Yes indeed, and this has become an issue with Pipe Bands, due to bands the world over jettisoning their jackets and going waistcoat-and-shirtsleeves. (At the 2019 World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, every Grade One band, from Scotland, Northern Ireland, Eire, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the USA wore waistcoats sans jackets.)
Bands compete in a circle with their backs to the audience, and everyone's treated to the sight of the satin!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grGuVaT6cbs&t=27s
Also in sunny climes the satin (not designed for such exposure) quickly faded from black to a hideous pale pinkish-purplish colour.
Which has led US bands to go with US-made vests which have the same Barathea cloth front and rear, specifically made not to be worn with jacket. https://www.jhiggins.net/waistcoat-vest-black/
Last edited by OC Richard; 19th November 21 at 09:54 AM.
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