2006-09-28 09:23:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
A vest is worn under a shirt and a waistcoat is worn over a shirt.
2006-09-28 09:37:01 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A waistcoat is a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
While
A vest is a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body (in British English)
but has same meaning as waistcoat in American English.
2006-09-28 09:33:11 · answer #2 · answered by King of Hearts 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A waistcoat (sometimes called a vest in Canada and the US) is a type of garment. Today, it usually refers to the third piece of a three-piece male business suit, to distinguish it from other types of vests. Once a virtually mandatory piece of men's clothing, in the English-speaking world it is rarely seen in today's world of casual dress, although it has returned to fashion as part of businesswear in Germany. Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waistcoat
So really, they are the same thing. In the UK, vest often means what we call a T-shirt or any shirt worn under a shirt, like a sleeveless T-shirt aka A-shirt...
2006-09-28 09:35:57 · answer #3 · answered by sonyack 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A vest is worn under a shirt
2006-09-28 09:25:50 · answer #4 · answered by Taylor29 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A vest can be a bit more open and a waist coat is a small version of a coat that goes up to your waist, sleeves and all- some have v cuts or regular coat style.
2006-09-28 09:50:11 · answer #5 · answered by nv 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A vest is shorter
2006-09-28 09:25:51 · answer #6 · answered by prizelady88 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A vest does not have sleeves.
2006-09-28 09:32:23 · answer #7 · answered by meeeohmyyyy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
vest covers all the chest.
2006-09-28 09:31:00 · answer #8 · answered by Alexandra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋