The History of the Waistcoat Part 1
Unlike most garments or fashion accessories, the origins of the Western waistcoat can actually be dated pretty precisely. It was the English King Charles II who in October 1666 decreed it to be part of an Englishman’s correct dress. Having said that, the idea for the waistcoat had not been a new one as it was based very closely on designs seen previously in Persia and in India.
Single Breasted Waistcoat
The waistcoat’s arrival in England, however, immediately made history. The occasion was marked by an entry in the most famous historical diary of all time; Samuel Pepys. “The King hath yesterday declared his resolution of setting a fashion for clothes which he will never alter. It will be a vest, I know not well how.” Note the original term “vest” (still favored in America).
Over time it became known as a waistcoat for the simple reason that it reached the waist and no further (unlike the formal dress coats worn on top of them, which would reach down to the knee).
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