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    A waistcoat (UK and Commonwealth, /ˈweɪs(t)koʊt/ or /ˈwɛskət/; colloquially called a weskit) or vest (US and Canada) is a sleeveless upper-body garment...
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    The hand-in-waistcoat (also referred to as hand-inside-vest, hand-in-jacket, hand-held-in, or hidden hand) is a gesture commonly found in portraiture...
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  • "The Waistcoat" ("Kamizelka") is an 1882 short story by the Polish writer Bolesław Prus, and is considered a masterpiece of short-story writing. It is...
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    Black tie (section Waistcoat)
    turndown collar and link cuffs, a black bow tie, typically an evening waistcoat or a cummerbund, and black patent leather dress shoes or court pumps....
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    Western dress code for day attire, consisting chiefly of a morning coat, waistcoat, and formal trousers for men, and an appropriate gown for women. Men may...
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    with tall headdresses the distinctive fashion of the 1770s. For men, waistcoats and breeches of previous decades continued to be fashionable. English...
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    worn over a white dress shirt with a starched or pique bib, white piqué waistcoat and the white bow tie worn around a standing wing collar. Mid or high-waisted...
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    brief period of decorative exuberance which then sobered into the coat, waistcoat and breeches costume that would reign for the next century and a half...
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    Suit (section Waistcoats)
    A two-piece suit has a jacket and trousers; a three-piece suit adds a waistcoat. Hats were almost always worn outdoors (and sometimes indoors) with all...
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  • worn since 1831. This working jacket was worn open over a regimental waistcoat for evening dress. The original purpose was to provide a relatively comfortable...
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