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The scoop
The vest has been circling the fashion circuit for the past few years, and thanks to the layer-heavy looks all over the runways, it’s bigger than ever. You can wear a vest anywhere—from the club on Friday night to church on Sunday morning. (Just make sure to air it out first.) A word to the pennywise: You can get used a vest at most local thrift or vintage shops for $20 or less.
Stylist says…
“It used to be [worn] with T-shirts, old-school kicks and a bandana around the neck,” says Sylia Yi, general manager and buyer at Untitled in Lincoln Park. “The way fashion is going with the whole very sleek [look], I’d tuck a shirt in and wear it with slicked-back hair. That would be the cat’s banana,” she says. “It’s very 1950s.”
Real-world rating
“It’s pretty versatile,” says Xavier Estrada (pictured), a 27-year-old Andersonville resident, who owns about four vests that he usually rotates throughout the week. “I’ll wear one with an open-button collared shirt, a hat or my grandfather’s old brown vintage Dickies. And [each option] totally changes the whole outfit.”
Modern Amusement vest, $110; B Store shoes, $250; both at Untitled (•2707 N Clark St at Schubert Ave, 773-404-9225. •1941 W North Ave between Winchester and Damen Aves, 773-342-0500). Jeans, $180, at Diesel (923 N Rush St at Walton Pl, 312-255-0157). Tie and shirt, model’s own.
Three to try
