Talk:Vest

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Disambiguation

This article could really use a disambiguation page, but I'm not sure how to do that. 67.54.136.95 01:17, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, I found the "For the cryptographic primitive, see VEST." part quite silly. Why would the majority care about a cryptographic principle. Quite obscure. --Leladax (talk) 10:25, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Tank tops and undershirts in the USA

The nature and scope of the referrent of the UK word does not overlap as perfectly with that of the US word "vest" as the US word "Tank Top". For example, many US undershirts are T-shirts, and a UK vest has no sleeves. Therefore "Tank Top" should replace "undershirt" in the lead, because the UK word implies sleevelessness, which the US word "undershirt" does not. Chrisrus (talk) 17:08, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Agreed. Many men wear T-shirts (including V-neck ones), instead of, what in the US, is called an A-shirt or tank top as undershirts. "Undershirt" is more a function that a name for the article of clothing. I'll rewrite a bit (and go for a more specific link) to make that more clear. oknazevad (talk) 13:33, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

Excellent. But also, of the two terms, which predominates, "I-shirt" or "tank top"? Because I personally never say "I-shrit", and I don't seem to hear it all that often in comparison to the term "tank-top". Another one that comes to mind is "wife-beater", which I think dates back to the TV show Copss. Chrisrus (talk) 21:00, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

Well, with both listed, it's okay as is. The technical name is "A-shirt" (from "athletic shirt"), while "tank top" (which derives from it being the upper half of early 20th C. .men's swimwear; "tank" in this case is from the archaic term "swimming tank") is commonly used, but is understood as much to refer to the outerwear version, especially on women. So, in short, "tank top" is a common nickname. It doesn't really matter too much, as it links to the proper section of the specific article, while this is really a fancy disambiguation page. oknazevad (talk) 18:02, 26 August 2012 (UTC)

Merger complete

  Y Merger complete. I've boldly merged information from flannel vest into this article. Northamerica1000^(talk) 00:09, 26 May 2013 (UTC)

On the article, I would like to trace the history and evolution of vests more thoroughly. In addition, I will chronicle various uses of the vests, vest purposes, vest textiles, and vest types.SarahBarket (talk) 13:04, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

Planned Sources for this Endeavor: The Met.Italic text'https://www.metmuseum.org/search-results#!/search?q=vest De Marly, Diana. "King Charles II's Own Fashion: The Theatrical Origins of the English Vest." Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes 37 (1974): 378-82. doi:10.2307/750857. https://www.google.com/patents/US158194 De Marly, D. (1980). Dress in Baroque Portraiture: The Flight From Fashion. The Antiquaries Journal, 60(2), 268-284. doi:10.1017/S000358150003643X Johnson, Michael G. "Beaded vests: with highlighted collars." Whispering Wind, July-Aug. 2007, p. 4+. Academic OneFile, Accessed 25 Oct. 2017.SarahBarket (talk) 13:18, 25 October 2017 (UTC)