Who has good (and inexpensive) vests (waistcoats)?

April

Last spring, I bought a little waistcoat very inexpensively from Forever21. At the time they had a plethora of them, but they seem not to have many now. Any ideas where to look?

Since I see this as an accessory and probably don't plan to wear it for years and years, I am looking for something inexpensive. Thanks!

16 years ago

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hanna

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april, are you looking for knits or wovens? color? pricepoint?

i looked around for you and found these:

woven - http://www.lulus.com/products/.....11074.html

http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/.....pid=648709

http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/.....pid=661655

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com.....prepushId=

knit -
http://www.lulus.com/products/.....10068.html

http://www.lulus.com/products/.....11019.html

16 years ago

Laura

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Forever 21 has a slew of them.

16 years ago

shiny

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Try http://www.shopstyle.com and type in waistcoat or vest. You will bring up a lot. But I share your frustration because this is one item I really need to try on first (vests are difficult to tailor - it looks like a simple garment to sew, but it's actually quite tricky, making alterations quite tricky). I have been looking for a white summery vest, and have had little luck. And I have checked F21 twice this summer - all the vests have disappeared.

I imagine (hope) there will be better selection in the fall?

16 years ago

shiny

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I just remembered that awhile back (beginning of summer) Bebe had a lot of nice vests. I don't normally shop there, but I went in to "leave no retail stone unturned." I recall they fit me well too. So I just checked again and they have a lot of interesting options:

http://www.bebe.com/Vests-appa.....f_rd_t=101

16 years ago

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I have both the linen-blend and the cotton twill vests from Old Navy:

http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/.....submit.y=0

They're surprisingly well made. And on sale.

16 years ago

JewelryGirl

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Shiny, did you try the white one's at ATL? Ours had a couple on clearance. Fit wasn't rigth for me though.

16 years ago

April

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Thanks for these suggestions! I am going to try both Old Navy versions because those prices cannot be beat.

I did go back to the F21 site and saw many vests, then remembered the problem: no small sizes left in any of the ones that interest me.

I also love the lace one from Urban Outfitters that Angie included in yesterday's blog post. Gorgeous. May have to stalk that one...

16 years ago

Kari

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April, I got one from Old Navy 2 or 3 years ago and still wear it a lot.

H&M has a bunch of vests in a variety of colors, and from what I remember their vests are sized numerically (by dress size) rather than S-M-L, so you might have better luck finding one that is small enough than at F21.

16 years ago

Maya

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I got mine at H&M. I think a 32 would fit you but it might be hard to find. I almost never find 32's here.

16 years ago

shiny

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JG, I did, and there was something ever so slightly "off" about the fit, so I passed it up too.

16 years ago

marianne

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I was also going to suggest H&M. And Esprit - I saw a bunch in their online outlet store the other day. Although their stuff might be more casual than what you're looking for.

16 years ago

medusa

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Oh, thanks for this - I was going to post the same question. A month or so ago I tried on all different styles at H&M and Ann Taylor Loft - none of them fit right. Great to have some more ideas!

16 years ago

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