waistcoat

A vest with buttons on front that is commonly worn over a dress shirt with necktie or bowtie (if applicable) and below a suit jacket or coat. It is a part of most formal wear, and as the third piece of the three-piece male business suit.

Sometimes a waistcoat is worn as part of a school uniform.

Examples

Single-breasted

Double-breasted

With lapels

See also

• Tag Group:Attire

The following tags are aliased to this tag: waist_coat (learn more).

This tag implicates vest (learn more).