EG Shoulder Vest/Fit Advice
I have an awards night coming up at the end of Feb. I will be getting one award and I've been nominated for at least one other award. The awards night involves the queer community so dressy but alternative would fit the theme.
Last year I had a mostly engineered garments fit consisting of Alden Indy in natty CXL, these gray wool high taper "cargo" pants, floral 19th cent button down, and patchwork Bedford (will post a pic)
I've been thinking about getting a shoulder vest because it kind of reminds me of a chest harness. I've been having trouble finding them second hand on sites that are legitimate and I don't see them available in online retailers (US based). W2C? Is eBay a good option?
What kind of pieces might fit in with this general theme? Keep in mind I'm 5'5 and 175lbs. Photo will be posted after this. I also usually need to try stuff on because of my body shape. NYC retailers for non-accessories preferred.
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This but no hat and shirt tucked in was the outfit I wore last year
Different shirt but same outfit to show details better
Congrats on your award tmny!! EG shoulder vests/holster bags are one of those accessories that should be more common secondhand but just aren't for some reason. You could set up search alerts on ebay and grailed? And start looking through jp resale sites in the meantime, though it wouldn't be very cost effective to proxy just one bag.
I got my shoulder vest via yjp
For like $100 plus shipping
Sort of pricy but worth it for me for such a unique accessory
I love the bag styled over a blazer, so the fit you're already going for could integrate it pretty well
I might want to sell it, I’ll let you know
Less than what I'm seeing on grailed
Also open to suggestions for other items that might go with this idea.
No advice on the EG piece, but just wanted to say congratulations!
Thanks! It's the first time getting any kind of award as an adult.
Hey, I have a few shoulder vests. They almost never come up online for sale sadly
Here it is on someone a little larger than you 5'11" 275lbs
there are some other great EG vests like this blue linen hunting vest
from: romigourmi in:waywt has:file <--- put this in the search bar
you'll have to scroll a bit back because hes been wearing alot of more jacket-y stuff recently but he has a great vest collection, many of which are EG
and many of which might fit your outfit
if you cant find anything before feb, I'd happily sell you one of mine for what I bought it for used
green is ripstop and brown is cordouroy
Ooooo neat
It's end of Feb so I have some time
Open to other suggestions for items that are mildly flashy or out of the box. Budget is under or around $200 per item.
I also really liked the EG x Salmon People patterns