Waistcoats/vests @ Target

**Earl D** · 1st October 08, 02:29 PM

A couple of months ago I bought a vest pattern and some black wool material to make me a vest. It's been so dang hot that I kind of lost intrest in making it. Guess it's time to get off my butt and get working on it.

Since the wife and I are going to be near a Target tonight, I'll have to peek in and see what they have on hand.

**Larry124** · 4th October 08, 07:13 PM

Today I received two vests – herringbone (gray) brown and herringbone charcoal.

I think that they are very useful and attractive for the price.

I see what the size issue is now. The front of the tag reads “Updated Relaxed Fit” and the reverse reads “This tailored vintage vest has an updated style and easy fit.”
In my experience “tailored” and “relaxed” fits in OTR clothing are opposites.

I ordered the Large. For my shape the fit is good over a mid-weight shirt and undershirt. As long as I’m standing that is. When I sit the vest gets tight.

Pre-kilted this would have not been an issue because I have a half-dozen or more vests that I wear casually and I commonly leave them unbuttoned. But to my eyes with a kilt a vest looks better closed.

Anyone wear a vest open? For Casual: No belt with closed vest but belt with open vest?

Other: The pockets on my vests are partially sewn closed along the openings but if that stitching is removed then the pockets are fully functional.

**kscaddo** · 7th December 08, 10:05 AM

I picked up an XL in Herringbone yesterday at the Rockwall, Texas Target. When I got it home I donned the kilt with the vest and it worked out perfectly. At 6'6" it won't have it be modified at all. Buuuut! Imagine my surprise when I retrieved my trusty pocket timepiece, only to discover that said vest has 4 fake pockets!

I'm thankful though my good wife is a first class seamstress.

Regards

**auld argonian** · 7th December 08, 10:16 AM

I didn't think that those were fake pockets...just that they were sewn shut, a common practice on lots of suit jackets and vests that I've bought recently. I assume that it's done so that they stay neat in transport and the buyer has the option to keep them sewn shut so that they keep a neat appearance. Okay, what good's a pocket that's sewn shut is is anybody's guess...a pocket is for puttin' stuff in, right? But the stylish and trendy young folks of today must want a neat appearance while not having to stuff their pockets with...uh...stuff.

Anyway, I just cut the thread on the lower pockets and use them for the odd item that I'm toting around. Figured that all of them would be the same.

Best

AA

**Rex_Tremende** · 7th December 08, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by auld argonian

Okay, what good's a pocket that's sewn shut is is anybody's guess...a pocket is for puttin' stuff in, right? But the stylish and trendy young folks of today must want a neat appearance while not having to stuff their pockets with...uh...stuff.

I sort of had this conversation with my tailor, who offered to take out the stitching on outside pockets. I said I preferred to keep them closed to keep my hands out of them, but he pointed out that the dry cleaner can't straighten out the pocket lining if it bunches up in the process, and you don't want bunched up linings to be pressed into the suit. So, the stitches came out.

No problem though. One of the better habit's I've learned while wearing a kilt is to do something else with my hands besides shove them into pockets.

Regards,
Rex.

**Zardoz** · 7th December 08, 01:47 PM

I looked at those vests today, they look like a good value, but my Target was out of fatboy sizes

**JRB** · 7th December 08, 09:48 PM

The pockets are very real. As was stated above, they are (loosely) sewn shut. You have to take a seam ripper to them. It took me less than 10 minutes for all four pockets.

**JamieKerr** · 7th December 08, 10:18 PM

Glad I saw this thread, I just bought a couple of these waistcoats from their online store.

**Fougasse** · 8th December 08, 09:00 PM

Thanks to Clockwork John for kicking off this thread. I jumped on the bandwagon this morning and picked up one of the herringbourne waistcoats, great value at the price and a perfect fit.

**Derek Conley** · 8th December 08, 11:23 PM

I went and located these, they look great. Unfortunately, I have the following problem:

1. I put on a size Large, and it fit perfectly in the shoulders/chest, and had far too much fabric on the sides/waist.

2. I put on a size Medium, and it was far too tight in the shoulders/chest, and fit just fine on the sides/waist.

I wonder if purchasing the large and having it tailored would be worthwhile?