Also known as: ウェストコート, ウエストコート, チョッキ, ジレ, 马甲
A Vest with Buttons on front that is commonly worn over a Dress Shirt with Necktie or Bowtie (if applicable) and below a Suit Jacket or Coat. It is a part of most formal wear, and as the third piece of the three-piece male Business Suit.
Sometimes a waistcoat is worn as part of a School Uniform.
Examples
- Single-breasted
- Double-Breasted
- With Lapels