Waistcoat: The Gentlemen’s Staple

Upgrade your wardrobe with something classy to exhibit style, perfection, and sophistication. You can make a lot of difference and enhance your personality to a great extent by adding a couple of new waistcoats to your wardrobe.

Waistcoats have been absolutely an all time favorite and versatile garment of clothing that you can pair up with your outfit to make yourself look stylish and classy. They can be teamed up either with a two or three piece suit or add a special touch with denim and a plain shirt in any color. It gives you enough room to experiment with layers and remain stylish. Whether a casual, formal, or wedding occasion waistcoats make you stand out in the crowd.

 

 

Waistcoats come in many different cuts and styles. The ones made from contrasting fabric adds more interesting look. One particular style can be either single-breasted or double-breasted. Single breasted usually has 4 to 5 buttons where a single button fastening runs straight down the middle front while double breasted waistcoats have 2 rows of parallel buttons overlapping at the front. Currently, the double breasted waistcoats are in trend when tailored in a patterned satin, silk or brocade fabric.

 

Featuring the style quotient, waistcoats can be with or without a collar. A number of collar design can be chosen among, the peak pointed ones or in shapes like curved as a shawl collar or a standard jacket collar. Otherwise, if you like to wear the most elegant ones, for some special occasion one with a deep V style or a wide scoop, would make up for absolute perfection. Waistcoats without pockets are rare to find. At least two at waist level and one at the top pocket to display a pocket square when you are without a jacket or a coat would make for a smarter you.

 

 

Is one of the most versatile tailored garments you could buy and can be easily incorporated as per your personal dressing style. Add a touch of sophistication to any of your casual attire. If you are a college student, a fitted waistcoat with a buttoned shirt and rolled up sleeves with jeans would give you swag looks. They can be suited to be worn as a wedding outfit with a contrasting tie. A waistcoat with gold shade can make you look elite and crisp at a festive occasion or an evening party. Mix and match colors like shades of blue, brown, black, white, grey, patterns like stripes, checks or dots and other prints, texture as per season and occasions. Finish it with rounded sunglasses, either Oxford shoes or loafers to look stunning.