Twiggy

I prefer 100 per cent cotton Ts. They are kinder to lumps and bumps than figure-hugging stretchy Lycra ones and feel nicer against the skin. Extra-long-sleeved T-shirts are a lifesaver for me. I wear them either underneath a shirt with the sleeve pulled out of the cuff, or underneath gypsy tops, tunic tops and waistcoats.

English Model

Tom Hiddleston

I thought theater people wouldn't see me if I hadn't trained. I didn't want to just be the Brideshead guy, to spend the rest of my life wearing waistcoats. I got the chance to try everything. Not just Romeos, but pimps and grandfathers and even one role as a woman in a Naomi Wallace play called Slaughter City.

English Actor

Drew McIntyre

I have always been a big rock fan and remember dressing up as Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose for my high school Halloween disco when I was 17. My teacher painted tattoos on, and I wore a small leather waistcoat and not much else.

Scottish Wrestler

John Galliano

I've treated the waistcoat as if it were a corset, so that it becomes the first layer in the process of putting clothes on the body. There is constant motion between layering and revealing.

British Designer

Suzi Quatro

I was inspired by Billie Holliday, and I really liked Mary Weiss of the Shangri-Las because she wore tight trousers and a waistcoat on top - she looked hot.

American Musician

Neil Robertson

Yeah, I came over to Cambridge with 500 quid in my pocket and I had to borrow a waistcoat off another Australian player. I couldn't afford to buy one.

Australian Celebrity

Nigel Hawthorne

I'm very pernickety about cast and make-up. Continuity things can go dreadfully wrong in film; the beards are different, red waistcoats become blue.

Stephen Merchant

I'm always jealous of Johnny Depp's sense of style, but if I tried to get away with a floppy hat and waistcoat, I'd look like a homeless person.

English Writer

Charles Dickens

Dignity, and even holiness too, sometimes, are more questions of coat and waistcoat than some people imagine.

English Novelist

Gareth Southgate

I am not sure I will ever wear a waistcoat again, frankly!

English Athlete

A waistcoat often suggests formality and is commonly worn in business or formal social events.

Formality Indicator

A waistcoat is typically a mid-layer garment, not usually worn as the top or bottom layer of clothing.

Layering Piece

Waistcoats can be used to add a touch of personality or color to a standard suit ensemble.

Fashion Accessory

 unaware of these clearings local people call them bys in the dim morning light creatures cautiously approached the by it's a group of western lowland gorillas a large male sports a waistcoat of white