Vest Lapels - Satin or Plain?

[Alan H]

Cavscout we have done almost the EXACT same thing with those jackets. My lady had some faux silver buttons she's inherited from grandma, and they're now adorning my Eton. I orderd some smaller round, pewter celtic tri-horse buttons off of ebay. There are three on each cuff, now. I ordered a wool, cutaway three button bare-backed vest from the Uniformal Wearhouse last week, it should be here any day, now. It was about $40 including shipping and has satin lapels. I will pull the black buttons off of the vest, replace them with some of these smaller pewer celtic buttons and the formal getup is all set.

.....pretty much *exactly* what you're doing.

[cavscout]

You're right Alan. Let me know how the uniformal vest turns out. That's one of the ones I'm considering. The other is TUXXMAN on ebay but his doesn't have the satin lapels and is $10 cheaper That would assist with the epaulettes.

[646guy]

I guess for me it woudl depend on how it went with the jacket....If the vest doesn't look like it will go with the jacket or is shinier than the jacket, I wouldn't do it...but that's me and the aesthetic I find pleasing...

[Moosehead]

646, agreed. As the jacket has satin lapels, the vest should not. Its just too much. Simple wool lapels, or no lapels, would be my choice.