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The Retro Vests Worth Knowing About

The vest is having a moment, and for once that phrase actually means something. Not the puffer gilet worn ironically, not the suit waistcoat orphaned from its jacket. We're talking about the kind of retro vest that carries real reference points: athletic mesh from the seventies, ribbed knits that nod to workwear, zip fronts with a track pedigree that holds up forty years later. These are pieces with a point of view. The reason they work now is the same reason they worked then. They layer without bulk. They add visual interest without demanding much. Throw one over a long sleeve tee and the outfit stops looking assembled and starts looking considered. We've been watching this category carefully because the difference between a vest that reads vintage and one that reads costume is almost entirely about proportion and fabric quality. The ones here are on the right side of that line.