of course, 6am is probably not the best time to ask this:

Aug 08, 2008 22:34

Quick Britglish question: What would Giles call this article of clothing? Wiki seems to be telling me "vest," but I'd like the flist's opinion.

ETA: Research on the internets confirms that said article of clothing is a "vest." For those who loved the USian one so much, Marks and Spencer, Paul Smith make vests. This is apparently a singlet (from behind). Sometimes disturbingly young-looking girls model vests and pants in the middle of a field.

Though clothiers seem more likely to call the object in question a "vest top" when it's meant as outerwear, but I think "vest" will be fine.

More ETA: Now I'm just link spamming you.

But Miss Selfridge makes vests and boobtubes, and I am cracking myself up trying to imagine Giles ever calling any article of clothing EVER a boobtube.

From Dorothy Perkins one, two, three.

Some v. basic Vests from Wolsey. (By the by, this is a Wolsey singlet.)

This is a camisole, but this is a vest, per Peacocks. But you cannot see the true AWESOME of that top without zooming in on the sparklies.

A vest from Republic and, I kid you not, a hooch rosewater vest. And here's a singlet t-shirt, though it's also called a "racer back vest."

And none of this is getting drabbles written.

E I swear for the last time TA: Hotties in tanktops. And vests and singlets and in the case of Helen Mirren, NO TOP AT ALL.

linkage, britglish, actors are paid to be pretty, "fashion", the flist knows all, procrastination

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