Sunday, July 13, 2008

Vested Interests.


Anyone who knows me well knows I love a little Vintage Vest Action. For the English readers here I'm not referring to an old man's undergarment. When I met Mat I had to learn 'English-English'. Vest = Singlet, Duvet = Doona and what I fancy is the waistcoat.

The waistcoat is said to have been invented by King Charles the 2nd in 1666, in the interest of teaching the nobility thrift. There is a wealth of information available on the history of the waistcoat and most of it relates to the influences of royalty and aristocracy filtering down to the wardrobe of the common man.






The vests I love are far removed from such noble influences. Knitted or woven, the vests I adore are soft, worn and made from natural fabrics or yarn. Wool. Cord. Velvet. Denim. Suede. Patched. Embroidered. Hand-made or hand-me-down. 

These are best when it comes to vests!

Some vests I probably wouldn't wear: 

My big gay bear pal's leather number.

kevlar vest.

A string vest.
What the very hell is going on here?

A tapestry vest. 
90s Mom chic at it's finest...

An acid wash vest.
Ooh! Ahh! (barf)

A cartoon print, satin-look vest.
Nooooooooooooo!

The latter 3 exist in high numbers at most op-shops. For the love of God! Burn them!

1 comment:

blackie said...

ooo I think I am developing a vest fetish too. Although the first one is a bit more boob-holder than vest!