![Vest | French | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Victorian mens fashion, 19th century fashion, Mens attire Vest | French | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Victorian mens fashion, 19th century fashion, Mens attire](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/fb/54/2a/fb542a8172ad16f3f96ea4cf99bf15a7.jpg)
Vest | French | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Victorian mens fashion, 19th century fashion, Mens attire
![Evening vest. Culture: American. Date: 1830-35. Waistcoats and vests of the 18th and 19th centuries served as a layer protection and ornamentation during a period in fashion when the coat was intended Evening vest. Culture: American. Date: 1830-35. Waistcoats and vests of the 18th and 19th centuries served as a layer protection and ornamentation during a period in fashion when the coat was intended](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PB0WJ6/evening-vest-culture-american-date-1830-35-waistcoats-and-vests-of-the-18th-and-19th-centuries-served-as-a-layer-protection-and-ornamentation-during-a-period-in-fashion-when-the-coat-was-intended-to-be-left-open-in-the-front-the-color-was-often-chosen-to-complement-the-suit-and-covered-in-imaginative-embroideries-heavily-woven-patterns-or-shiny-satins-made-to-draw-the-eye-the-style-of-the-neck-the-length-and-the-hem-treatment-fluctuated-as-the-tastes-changed-from-over-sized-coats-of-the-early-18th-century-to-narrow-tightly-fitted-coats-of-the-late-18th-century-and-onward-museum-m-PB0WJ6.jpg)
Evening vest. Culture: American. Date: 1830-35. Waistcoats and vests of the 18th and 19th centuries served as a layer protection and ornamentation during a period in fashion when the coat was intended
![Victorian civilian shawl and notched collar vests (19th Century (1800s) clothing, Civil War clothes) Victorian civilian shawl and notched collar vests (19th Century (1800s) clothing, Civil War clothes)](http://www.ushist.com/img/mens/images/qm-1622_vest_civilian_double-breasted_shawl-collar_l.jpg)