From Gareth Southgate to Taylor Swift: the continuing rise of the waistcoat
Picture a waistcoat, that longstanding fixture of formal attire, and poof! . … images of portly magicians straining their buttons are conjured in the mind. Once a statement of refined dressing, the buttoned vest’s status has been diminished over the decades by illusionists, snooker players and eccentric members of the House of Lords.