waistcoat
noun
waist·coat
ˈwe-skət 
ˈwās(t)-ˌkōt
ˈwās(t)-ˌkōt
1
: an ornamental garment worn under a doublet
2
chiefly British
: vest sense 1a
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Hadid isn’t the only It-girl to wear a look from the 1994 collection lately: In April 2024, Zendaya promoted Challengers in London in a striped waistcoat and miniskirt with a feathered bustle from the very same offering.
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
The look was made complete thanks to the marbled wool waistcoat Queen Letizia wore beneath her single-breasted blazer.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
Subramanian visit the National Football Museum (The Athletic) The Marks and Spencer waistcoat, shirt and tie Southgate wore at the 2018 World Cup in Russia is also behind a glass cabinet.
—Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 13 July 2024
Kehlani wears an Hermès waistcoat, $12,600, hermes.com; Nili Lotan shirt, $170, and belt, $350, nililotan.com; Willy Chavarria pants, price on request, willychavarria.com; and her own bracelet.
—Adam Bradley D’angelo Lovell Williams Milton David Dixon Iii, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
The look was made complete thanks to the marbled wool waistcoat Queen Letizia wore beneath her single-breasted blazer.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 21 Feb. 2025
Subramanian visit the National Football Museum (The Athletic) The Marks and Spencer waistcoat, shirt and tie Southgate wore at the 2018 World Cup in Russia is also behind a glass cabinet.
—Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 13 July 2024
Kehlani wears an Hermès waistcoat, $12,600, hermes.com; Nili Lotan shirt, $170, and belt, $350, nililotan.com; Willy Chavarria pants, price on request, willychavarria.com; and her own bracelet.
—Adam Bradley D’angelo Lovell Williams Milton David Dixon Iii, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Waistcoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waistcoat. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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waistcoat
noun
waist·coat
ˈwes-kət
ˈwās(t)-ˌkōt
ˈwās(t)-ˌkōt
chiefly British
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