waistcoat
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Piping on the waistcoat is “a kick” to stand out against judges in black.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
In the interim, however, this technology comes to us wrapped in some unprepossessing, temporized designs, like this fat-bellied seal in a plastic waistcoat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
Wearing a blue waistcoat and a small bag, he waved to supporters in the public gallery during the brief hearing.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2025
A beige T-shirt and waistcoat ensemble looked red carpet-ready with its chicly pleated, arrow-thin assorted tie.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
He took off his pince-nez and put them in his waistcoat pocket.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
"Back in 1998, we had this outfit with tartan trews, a pinky lilac shirt, and these tartan waistcoats, which we were so proud of," Kennedy remembers.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025
But some have worn waistcoats with the symbol of Black History Month underneath.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
At Fendi, designer Kim Jones added pleated skirt aprons and trains to tailored trouser suits as well as shoulder-baring sleeves to waistcoats.
From Reuters ● Feb. 22, 2023
In unison, the actors’ transformations occur as they step smartly into buckled shoes and slip from modern dress into the waistcoats designed by Emilio Sosa.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 15, 2022
Seizing upon several shirts and pair of breeches, I rolled them quickly into a bundle, to which I added three waistcoats, one of them fine silk for Dr. Trefusis.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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