HIS Vest and HER Jumpsuit

This stylish guy we spotted at Zara in Greenbelt is wearing a black vest over an orange fitted shirt, an acid wash skinny jeans, black leather boots, and he accessorized his trendy outfit with a black fedora and a simple chain necklace. 

My partner and I decided to blog about his vest because this fashion item is on the peak phase of the trend cycle chart. It is very in right now because people can wear it for their casual and/or formal wear. Like this guy we saw, he paired it with his casual clothes, but if he changes his simple shirt into long sleeve button down polo and his jeans into slacks, he’ll be in formal attire right away! It’s very easy to mix and match with other fashion items that’s why it is a big hit among fashionable consumers.

The trickle-down theory applies to the vest since based on our research “an English King, Charles II, introduced the vest or waistcoat in England though Royal Proclamation on October 7, 1666. Promoted personally by the king, it was soon popular with everyone. The vest was based on a style brought back to England by visitors to the Pesian court of Shah Abbas. That model had sleeves and was longer than the coat worn over it. The vest evolved shorter to above the knee, then to mid-thigh, to the top of the thigh, and finally by 1790 to the waistline. It became sleeveless around the 1750’s.” (www.askandyaboutclothes.com)

If my partner and I were stylists, we would use the vest like how it was used in the picture you see below, match it with a slinky black leather jacket, because it’s sexier and more masculine.

We spotted this simple mom at Starbucks in Greenbelt strolling around with her daughter, she’s wearing a gray jumpsuit with circular prints and a pair of metallic silver ballet flats.


We chose the jumpsuit as our fashion item since it is on the peak phase of the trend cycle chart. It is very popular nowadays because it is comfortable to wear yet very stylish. The look can also be figure-flattering if worn properly.

The trickle-up theory applies to the jumpsuit because based on our research it started as a workwear uniform. “By the mid-to-late 1960s, pants and jumpsuits generally became accepted as fashionable dress for women. In 1968, the first images of astronauts walking on the moon in one-piece space suits created a fashion for the style in shiny, space-age fabrics. The adoption of the jumpsuit by performers such as Elvis and David Bowie as “Ziggy Stardust” gave the style high visibility in the 1970s.” (www.viewonfashion.com)

If we were a stylist, we will pick a pair of sky high heels and statement accessories to complement the silhouette of the jumpsuit.

By: Mary Anne Cruz and Cassandra Hipolito