In the past year or so I have noticed a phenomenon in the closets of me and my girlfriends. We began to amass quite a collection of vests between us, in such varieties as thin cotton, plaid wool, sequins, colored denim, and so on. While I thought this may be a fleeting fad, the vest is definitely not going anywhere soon. In fact, designers took it to a whole new level on the 08 runways, some seeing sleeveless jackets as the new answer to the power suit, seen here as such at Yves Saint Laurent:

For those of us less likely to be found in a boardroom, Vena Cava opted for avant garde sexy and Etro kept the look young and relaxed.

I am enamored with how Hermes and Yigal Azrouel styled their over-sized vests with short skirts and a lot of leg. This is a great update for a LBD or mini that you can’t bear to part with but need a style revival.

Make the look your own with these vests from Bloomingdale’s exclusives, Inhabit and Vena Cava:

Posted on February 22nd, 2008 by zuri