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A vest is a sleeveless garment covering the upper body. The term has different meanings around the world. ; Waistcoat :(a sleeveless under-jacket). This is called a ''waistcoat'' in the UK and many Commonwealth countries, or a ''vest'' in the US and Canada. It is often worn as part of formal attire, or as the third piece of a lounge suit. ; Cut-off : See also Kutte. Popular in biker cultures throughout Europe and North America. The Cut-off is a type of vest typically made from cotton or denim with no sleeves. Often decorated with patches or pictures of biker related subjects and/or logos. The Cut-off vest is still a vest, regardles of the presence of a collar, pockets, heavy liners, buttons, zippers, or length. May be tucked in or worn outside the pants. ; A-shirt :(an undergarment, normally worn under a shirt). It is known as an ''A-shirt'' or ''tank top'' in the US and Canada, ''vest'' in the UK and many Commonwealth countries, and ''singlet'' in Australia. ; Other sleeveless jackets: ''Vest'' may refer to other outer garments, such as a sports tank top, or a padded sleeveless jacket popular for hunting, commonly known as a hunting vest. Another common variant is the fishing vest which carries a profusion of external pockets for carrying fishing tackle. The term ''jerkin'' is also used to refer to this sort of sleeveless outdoor coat. ; A sweater vest (American and Canadian English): This may also be called a ''slipover'', ''sleeveless sweater'', or, in British English, a ''tank top''. In Australia this may be colloquially referred to as a ''baldwin''. ; Banyan: This Indian garment is commonly called a ''vest'' in Indian English. ; Flannel vest : A garment, usually worn instead of an overcoat. Since the inception of the flannel vest, the garment has been praised for its heat retention properties, this is a major contributing factor to its popularity. Historically, flannel vests were regarded as a status symbol in some regions of United States, Canada, and the Soviet Union, particularly in rural communities. This trend was re-ignited in the 1920s, when the flannel vest phenomenon was re-ignited in South Carolina. The re-emergence of the garment as a counter-cultural statement in the 1990s, was spearheaded by such grunge luminaries as Nirvana. ==Etymology== The term ''vest'' derives from French ''veste'' "jacket, sport coat", Italian ''vesta'', ''veste'' "robe, gown" and Latin ''vestis''. The sleeveless garment worn by men beneath a coat may have been first popularised by King Charles II of England, since a diary entry by Pepys (October 8, 1666) records that "()he King hath yesterday, in Council, declared his resolution of setting a fashion for clothes.... It will be a vest, I know not well how; but it is to teach the nobility thrift."〔(Online Etymology Dictionary: Vest )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vest」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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