What's the difference between vest and vest?

1, different styles.

A vest is a collarless and sleeveless short coat. Vest, sleeveless coat, tight-fitting; Double breasted.

2. Different characteristics.

The front and back chest areas of the vest are insulated to facilitate hand movements. This vest is suitable for all seasons.

3, wearing methods are different.

Modern vest styles include pullover type and cardigan type (including front cardigan, back cardigan, side cardigan or half cardigan, etc.). ). According to the collar type, there are no collars, stand-up collars, lapels, lapels, etc. Traditional vests, such as cotton vests and leather vests, are covered with jackets, sweaters and thin cotton-padded clothes to strengthen the shoulders against the cold, and are often collarless. Later, suits and fashion vests were tight and collarless.

The historical origin of vest;

The common styles of Manchu waistcoats in Qing Dynasty are double-breasted buttons, pipa buttons, large-breasted buttons, straight-breasted buttons and herringbone buttons. At first, it was worn inside the robe, but in the middle and late Qing Dynasty, it was generally worn outside the robe. Wearing a vest was also called "vest" and "vest" in the Qing Dynasty. This jacket is waist-length, with no sleeves and open sides. Most of them are decorated with lace outside the collar, lapel and hem. The vest is not the original costume of Manchu, but evolved from the "half arm" of Han nationality.

According to records, the style of "half arm" began in the Sui Dynasty. It was very simple at that time, that is, collarless, sleeveless and double-breasted. The vest also has names such as vest, covering Party A, wearing coat and caring. The vest can be divided into a pair of lapels, a twisted lapel, a straight lapel and a pipa lapel. Usually worn inside, the style is also relatively narrow. There was a vest worn outside in the late Qing Dynasty.

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