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Just as designers and the likes of GQ try to convince men to get back into three-piece suits this season, the trend-happy New York Times Styles section is taking the contrarian route, advising readers to forego the whole hog and simply sport the vest.
It’s official. Workwear has entered its baroque period…or at least Japanese workwear.
This linen blend fishing vest from the Japanese brand Mean might be the perfect example. There’s a reason we haven’t seen one before: If you tried to take it fishing, it would soak through from the tiniest splash. Linen is probably the least rugged material available, which is one of the many reasons it hasn’t found its way into workwear just yet.
In other words, someone is having some fun with us…
Last time around we were a little hard on the light cloth fishing vest, but this may be the one that changes our mind.
Maybe it’s the color, but this indigo Mr. Hinson vest seems a lot close to the original workwear spirit, and a lot more generally functional. It’s still a bit of an oddball idea, but oversized waist pockets like this are the kind of oddball idea we’re willing to follow through on.
One more and it’ll be a full-blown trend.
This lookbook snap from Belvest came our way courtesy of SwipeLife, and we couldn’t help but weigh in.
The suit follows all the trends of the current moment—a high two-button, thin and tall lapels, and breakless trousers, for instance—but the blue waistcoat is straight out of the trad playbook. Of course, updating old world sartorialism with a trendier set of cuts is hardly a new trick…but it’s still a very good one.
The Loose Knit Sweaters of the People: DVMan turns in a vaguely socialist ode to the nautical life. [Hypebeast]
In Essence: The perpetually sartorial Mark Ronson weighs in with his Ten Essentials. Tie bars are conspicuously absent. [Men.Style]
Close to the Chest: The paisley waistcoat is much, much cooler than you thought. [A Suitable Wardrobe]
In the Past: Woodstock’s 40th birthday prompts hazy recollections, indecision, and drug use. Shine on… [NYTimes]
Pharrell can be grating, but he still manages a flash of brilliance from time to time. Like this. Or, more importantly, the item on the left.
To be fair, he had a lot of help from Moncler—who have a bit of experience with this sort of thing—but the basic conceit is unmistakeably his: a “pacifist” bulletproof jacket. Of course, it’s not exactly bulletproof. In fact, it bears a striking resemblance to a style of puffer vests currently making its way onto boutique shelves, but this one’s a little darker, a little stranger, and a whole lot more interesting thanks to the sinister undertones.
