This is a stylish and practical item for any woman's wardrobe. The strip is universal and goes well with many things.
As fashion designers promise us, the vest, like the entire nautical style, will be on the wave of popularity. And this is understandable, because a women’s vest is a truly universal thing that can suit both very young and romantic girls, as well as mature adult women. The main thing is to learn how to properly combine a vest with other wardrobe items.
A little about the history of the striped miracle
The very first who began to wear vests were French sailors. And so the vest would have remained the lot of the sea wolves, if not for a woman with excellent taste and sense of style - Coco Chanel - who had not tried on contrasting stripes and dressed her models in them.
Until now, the famous striped sweatshirts and T-shirts with the company logo from Coco have not lost their popularity and relevance.
Vest and accessories
The look with a vest can be complemented with a casually knitted long scarf, which can be loosely wrapped once around the neck and the ends left hanging in front. Here it is better not to experiment with colors; scarves in white, gray, cream, beige, dark blue and their shades will look much more neat and stylish.
If a scarf is no longer appropriate due to the weather, then a large necklace will be an excellent accessory. It could be a massive chain, multi-colored stones, something plain and bright, or plastic jewelry.
If you don’t want excessive brightness, then choose either translucent stones or silver-plated metals.
How to choose a vest?
How to choose the right option for yourself?
Size. The vest should not be too narrow and tightly fit the figure, otherwise the stripes will stretch and look deformed and the entire stylish effect of the item will be lost. Therefore, choose something that will be a little free for you.
Stripes. Narrow stripes look more feminine and light. Too wide ones will draw attention to your top and make you look bigger.
Color. In stores now you can find vests of any color, but first, as a basic item for your wardrobe, buy a black-and-white or blue-and-white classic model with long sleeves or short sleeves (T-shirt, T-shirt).
Style . A fitted model will help create more feminine looks, while a looser-fitting vest will help create light, everyday looks.
Now let's see what to wear a vest with correctly.
Vest colors
The most relevant:
- black and white
- blue-white
- red and white
- white or black and gray stripes
Moreover, they are part of the basic wardrobe, and with their help you can create almost any look. By the way, remember that contrary to rumors, horizontal stripes, on the contrary, elongate the figure and do not make it fat.
What can you wear with a women's vest?
Many girls and women are afraid that horizontal stripes will make them look fat and therefore avoid the vest. In fact, this is not entirely true. Only things with very small stripes can visually add extra pounds to you, so just choose a striped item with a stripe width that suits you - for thin, fragile girls, a thin stripe is also suitable, and for those with curvy figures, I would recommend a stripe width somewhere around 3-5 cm.
Are you still afraid that stripes will make you look fat? Then, when putting on a vest, dilute the set with vertical lines, for example, an elongated necklace, beads, or a scarf.
You can make your silhouette slimmer with an unbuttoned jacket, coat or cardigan worn over a vest.
The vest can fit into any wardrobe - from casual casual to office business attire. Even holiday outfit options can be created using this wonderful item.
The following combination options are suitable for a striped vest, T-shirt and T-shirt.
+ Pencil skirt
With a pencil skirt - this is just a great universal option for any occasion. Do you want to go to the office without questions asked? A black and white vest and a black (or white) pencil skirt + pumps and a business attire are ready. With friends at the cinema? Then try this option: vest + pencil skirt + ballet shoes.
In the cold season, this option can be complemented with a jacket or cardigan.
+ Circle skirt
With these two items you can create an excellent set in a nautical style, which is so popular now. You can also get a rather elegant look if you choose a midi length skirt.
A vest tucked into a plain classic circle skirt with small heeled shoes or ballet flats is the embodiment of a Coco Chanel style look. Try complementing this option with a string of pearls, a chain, a light scarf or bracelets and your look will become even more interesting and original.
+ Floor-length skirt
The combination of a striped top with a long skirt is more of a summer option, although you can also try it in winter; in this case, you can also add a scarf-collar to our elements.
You can also create a festive outfit using these things. A black and white vest with short sleeves + a black chiffon floor-length skirt + black stilettos and chunky gold jewelry (only a small amount) will look especially good.
Look: a vest + a full-length skirt is best suited for tall, slender girls, as this combination can visually reduce height and make you look a little fuller.
+ Pants
This is also a universal option. Our striped item can be combined with any colors and styles of trousers, so you can experiment with different models and choose what suits you best.
Women's T-shirts can be combined with flared trousers and ankle boots on a low platform.
The vest will look great in this context with capri pants. Shoes that can be selected for this combination are: low-heeled shoes, platform shoes, flat sandals.
+ Jacket + Pants
The option with a jacket will be especially relevant in the winter season. As mentioned above, an unbuttoned jacket will help visually elongate your figure and make you look slimmer. Skinny pants and heels will make you look even slimmer.
+ Jeans
Looks good with skinny jeans (dark, blue or white), sneakers or ballet flats. This gives us a super convenient option for walking and relaxing.
Paired with heels, this outfit will look more elegant and feminine.
+ Jacket + Jeans
It is best to add a cotton jacket or blazer with 1-2 buttons to a vest and jeans. The set can be complemented with a massive necklace or a voluminous scarf.
+ Denim overalls
Very interesting options are obtained if you combine a vest with denim overalls + stilettos.
+ Shorts
With short shorts, the color of the stripes, in principle, can be any, but shorts in black and white, as well as classic blue and blue, look best.
Denim shorts for an occasion with a vest are the most versatile option. In summer, this option can be worn with stiletto heels, platform shoes or sneakers. In winter, thick black tights go well with shorts; you can wear a cardigan over a vest and wrap yourself in a warm, voluminous scarf.
+ Jacket + Shorts
A jacket (more classic style) or a leather jacket (informal) combined with our striped item and shorts will help create a stylish and completely comfortable outfit.
+ Sleeveless jacket + Pants (Jeans)
A sleeveless jacket will help visually elongate your silhouette and make you look slimmer. Skinny trousers or jeans will also contribute to this.
Who does the vest suit?
A vest (with horizontal stripes) is a must-have in the wardrobe of all girls and women with a pear-shaped figure, in other words, those whose shoulders are narrower than their hips . Horizontal stripes do a great job of visually widening the shoulders and balancing proportions.
If you need to visually narrow your shoulders or elongate your silhouette, wear shirts with vertical stripes. A V-neck is not required, but is desirable, see photo:
If you don't need to stretch or expand anything, still wear stripes. Just like that, for nothing, with all my heart :)
like French women and fashionistas Caroline de Maigret and Giovanna Battaglia
Vest dress
In the forefront of everyday fashion, we can see the vest dress. The most current option is a long, slightly fitted striped dress. Length to the knee or slightly below will also be relevant.
This dress can be combined with a denim (blue or dark blue) or leather jacket, a denim vest and light sneakers. This way we will get a free youth look for relaxation.
A striped dress can dominate your look. To do this, you just need to add a few bright accessories (shoes or sandals in bright red or white, a belt, necklace or scarf).
You can choose any style you like. In any case, the vest, if you try to wear it at least once, will become an integral part of your wardrobe. After all, this very thing will allow you to create new and interesting images. Try a new, at first glance unusual combination, experiment with shoes and accessories, choose different colors and the vest will become a real find for you, capable of adding a new flavor and ease to your everyday look. And you already know what to wear it with.
Vest with shorts: just as stylish as with trousers, only better!
A T-shirt or vest is perfect for a summer casual or business wardrobe. Your already bright image will remind others of your travels, salty sea and hot sand.
Instead of shorts there could be a yellow, fluffy or “pencil” skirt. Look would be no less stylish:
Vest and shorts
A bright striped shirt, denim shorts and tiger print shoes?! - Why not, actually???
Striped Shirt and Shorts looks
To create a bright casual smart look when wearing a vest, grab a sequin clutch like this girl:
Stylish look with vest
The vest is a universal thing
Gone are the days when the vest was the prerogative of sailors. With the help of Gaultier, she found a place in the women's wardrobe. The vest fits perfectly into casual summer looks with a hint of casualness.
However, a vest can be given a place even in a basic wardrobe, since it fits into a large number of different looks. This is a truly universal item. Unless the combination of a vest and an evening dress will not work... but who knows. If you try, then even in this case the vest can be beautifully played out.
How to complement the look with a vest
Large and flashy accessories will look very harmonious and stylish when paired with a vest. Bright red beads or an anchor brooch will best complement your set. Shoes should also be bright. Choose low-cut shoes (loafers, sneakers, sandals, ballet flats) or high-heeled, wedge-heeled shoes (shoes, sandals). Even signature rubber boots for late autumn are allowed.
If you are wearing a vest, then let the use of stripes in your look be limited to it. This is quite enough; it does not require support in the colors of shoes, bags and other accessories.
The vest is the signature style of Jean-Paul Gaultier, who began to mercilessly “exploit” them back in the eighties of the last century. He created a real cult of the vest, so when purchasing one for your wardrobe, it would be nice to look into the magnificent collections created by the great master. His images are sometimes very provocative and overtly sexual. Photos of images with a vest will inspire you to create your own individual style using a vest.
How to create a casual look with a vest
The striped top goes perfectly with casual clothes and shoes. The most basic idea for creating a comfortable everyday look is a vest, jeans and flat shoes. The vest looks beautiful with vests, as well as with massive necklaces.
Another comfortable everyday look: a vest, denim shorts and sneakers.
Vests can be safely worn under all kinds of overalls with shorts or a skirt.
If you have a voluminous knitted vest, tie it in a knot over a fluffy skirt made of tulle or other thin fabric. Complete the look with ballet flats, a hat and a small handbag.
Classic vest
Classic women's vests and T-shirts have even more combination options, from classic to trendy:
- A women's T-shirt tucked into a flared plain midi skirt, combined with ballet flats or low-heeled pumps, creates a Coco Chanel-style look. A string of pearls, a chain, a light scarf or bracelets will ideally complement such a set.
Selecting accessories
Options with skirts
With a maxi skirt Women's T-shirts go well with trousers that flare from the knee or hip and ankle boots on a small platform. In the cooler months, complement the set with a duffle coat in a classic dark blue color.
Urban images
With trousers and jeans Sets with denim overalls are interesting. Always relevant with a pencil skirt knee-length or slightly lower, classic mid-heeled pumps and a fitted cardigan. Sets with a pencil skirt In combination with black skinny jeans, sneakers or biker boots and a women's biker jacket A vest T-shirt will create a daring yet relaxed look for a walk or an outdoor concert.
Looks from Kate Moss With skinny jeans Experiment: tie it in a knot, leave it loose, tuck it in as in the photo. Tuck it in casually
Vest with skirts
Femininity is in fashion, so create a unique and alluring look with a vest and pencil skirt. The accent in the outfit is the striped print of the soft blouse.
A vest and an airy floor-length skirt are a romantic outline that can be easily emphasized with a large necklace made of stones. Wear shoes with heels or platforms on a date.
This year it is fashionable to wear a midi skirt with a vest. For a business lady, elegant skirts with long jackets or vests will come in handy. This choice will help to visually elongate the silhouette and make it slim.
Can a vest be worn as a dress?
This question is asked very often and it is not surprising - it looks so stylish. Of course you can! This is one of the most successful everyday options, but the vest should also be appropriate and fit the role of a dress.
Choose only models that are long enough to cover everything securely even if you bend over. The point is to make your ensemble look like a dress ensemble, not like you forgot to wear a bottom.
The silhouette should also be appropriate: straight or fitted, perhaps even form-fitting. Try on different options until you find the most suitable type of vest-dress for yourself.
But with what and how to wear it later? It makes sense to choose mainly stylish accessories for this wardrobe item.
Let's start with shoes: consider the entire range, from sandals to sneakers. The only thing you shouldn't wear is beach flip-flops. Heels are not required in this look, but these flip-flops are not comme il faut either.
Gladiators, summer boots made of straps or a version with low and wide tops, sneakers, and sandals with low heels will look great.
A variety of thin belts are very good with such a dress, including classic leather straps and glamorous metal models; for some, even a wide belt is suitable, but it requires an image in a specific style.
Also think about jewelry: beads, bracelets are all a suitable combination for such a dress. If you're going glam, you can even wear multiple items at once! It is better to choose youth or everyday jewelry, the maximum classics are long beads made of pearls or their imitation, since pearls are allowed in a nautical style.
How not to make a mistake when choosing a vest after 50
At first glance, it may seem that all vests are the same. However, there are many types of this wardrobe item, and it is very important to choose the right model.
When purchasing, pay attention to the following points:
- The thing must be free.
Important! Women over 50 are advised to choose looser clothing so that the fabric does not fit tightly to the body.
- Too voluminous models will give off extra pounds, so it is important to find a “golden mean”.
- It is worth giving preference to blue and white stripes, although the colors can be varied.
- Wide horizontal stripes can add excess volume to problem areas.
Advice! A wide strip is worth choosing if you need to visually enlarge your breasts.
- Vertical and diagonal stripes will visually slim your figure.
- Preference should be given to natural fabrics.
- A classic vest can be bought at a regular military store or souvenir shop. Of course, you will have to shorten the sleeve a little. For petite women, men's size S is suitable. For hot summers, it is better to choose a product with short sleeves or without them at all.
- It makes sense to take a closer look at the vest dress, as it suits women of all sizes. The main thing in this case is to choose the optimal length and style.
- You can also pay attention to more expensive designer models that will add chic to your look. For example, chiffon and lace inserts and bows look impressive.
Important! In the classic version, the width of the strip is 1.5 cm.
Chanel vest: the history of the image
Chanel made a special contribution to the popularization of the vest. She was the first designer to use this element of men's clothing in her collections. It all started with the fact that at the beginning of the last century, Chanel was vacationing on the coast in Normandy. It was there that she noticed the uniform of the sailors.
Coco tried on the vest and realized that it would go well with many types of clothes. By the way, from her vacation Chanel brought back not only fashion for vests, but also tanning. Before this, French women preferred aristocratic white skin. The Chanel vest is one of the most famous achievements of the great Coco. She stands on a par with the famous little black dress. The interesting thing is that Chanel essentially influenced the development of the military style.
At the time when striped jumpers and sweaters began to appear in her collections, the world experienced the First World War and was smoothly moving towards the Second World War. The vest began to be worn not only as a trendy item. She was chosen because sometimes there was nothing to wear. It is clear that it was borrowed as part of a military uniform. The trend was picked up by many designers. In the 80s, at the peak of his popularity, Gaultier ate him out. The image of a rebel sailor was especially popular in his collections.
Many researchers believe that Chanel made the vest a typically French must-have. In France there is a cult of the girl-woman. That is why romantic and naive images are especially valued there. So, if you want to give your appearance freshness and youth, be sure to use a vest!
