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As someone who thrifted an olive fishing vest earlier this year and fell in love w it, I'd say yay! I like the color of this one too. Looks solid
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Just to tag on to this post, I’m pretty new to caring much (or at all) about clothes but fly fishing is a big part of my life and I’d be curious to see examples of the fishing aesthetic outside of actual fishing
PTO had an article on 'em a few years back (https://putthison.com/light-vests-okay-layer-or-unarmed-slobbery/)
I think they look best when you buy a more fashion-forward vest, maybe from a brand like Carhartt WIP or EG
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It’s more like vintage fishing vests look like items made by Engineered Garments with all of the pockets and stuff. Folks aren’t really wearing other fishing gear along with them
I really like the utility aspect to these
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The Utility Vest
After writing about wide leg pants and wearing white socks with shorts, I bring you the next move in grandpa style: the utility vest.
i say go for it! I've got a vintage one that I mostly just wear when I'm doing outdoorsy stuff like birding but it's pretty easy to style imo. love all of the pockets.
here's how i've worn it
I prefer ones that are relatively cropped like the one I'm wearing since I think it makes for some fun layering but I also really liked this snow peak one from a while back https://www.milleworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/snow-peak.jpg
this is sick
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Yeah this is kinda how I'm feeling, in a good way. Dont feel the need to get one that was specifically designed as a fashion garment, repurposing is far more fun
I don’t know that I’m ready to go full-on vest yet but I really regret not buying one of the Engineered Garments “shoulder vest” bags that came out a couple years ago
my friend's got one of those, it's such a good piece
The only one I can find currently is $240 on eBay and I can’t justify that cost. Pain
surely it wasn't much less than that brand new though right
I mostly joke
yeah, it looks like it was about $200
I'll start with this ten bucks find first haha
It wasn’t, I’ve just become spoiled by sales and resale prices.
yay, i want one too for the utility aspect. been trying to find a hooded gilet or hooded field vest too.
That's such a good vibe @charlie
Thank you ♥️
Go for the fishing vest!! I think it's a great layering piece to have.
That's how I wear mine in the summer but I also layer it up in winter
love it under that red mid layer
I have been eyeballing this bielby’s one. Pockets are really neat https://bielbys.com/en-us/products/wading-vest
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WADING VEST
Hand made in England on only the best vintage machines, by a single pair of hands. The Wading Vest's cropped fit and ammunition belt styled pockets provides an enhanced silhouette to any outfit. Cut from a light/medium weight olive Japanese cotton jungle ripstop fabric. - British Made Natural Corozo Nut Buttons - Lig
that's a really nice one
Hoping it goes on sale soon
you can never have enough pockets
Mcfly!
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So after lots of fishing vest discussion i decided to peruse ebay and found this one for very cheap and snapped it up
that slaps