Vest for the Occasion
In thinking about vests last week, I recalled an old picture I'd seen of Rupert Murdoch at his desk wearing a shirt, tie, and a vest. I realized that even more rare than the man in a vest worn casually is the man in a vest worn formally. I really, really dig this look. Having seen lots of three-piece suits around last fall, I realized that what I didn't see was the man in the three-piece suit sans jacket. Somehow, without the jacket, the look reads part vintage western, part old school gentleman. Who doesn't want to look like that?
Pharell, Los Angeles, CA, 2007. (Photo: Getty)
Steve McQueen on the set of The Thomas Crown Affair, 1968. (Photo: Getty)
David Beckham, London, England, 2008. (Photo: Getty)
Rupert Murdoch, 1977. (Photo: Getty)
Jermaine Crawford, NYC, 2008. (Photo: Getty)
Nat King Cole during a recording session in the Capitol Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA, late 1960s. (Photo: Getty)
There is no question the stand alone vest is the best thing to happen since pocket silks! There is something about the feeling of being 'stand out from the crowd!' Since this is a look that not just anyone can pull off!