Swimsuit

Posted on Thursday 31 March 2005

A swimsuit (also swimmers), bathing suit (also bathers), aqua jammies or swimming costume (sometimes shortened to cozzie) is an item of clothing designed to be worn for swimming. In New Zealand English, swimsuits are usually called togs. This terms is less common in other parts of the Commonwealth where it can also refer to clothes in general. Swimsuits can be skin-tight or loosely fitting and range from garments designed to preserve as much modesty as possible to garments designed to reveal as much of the body as possible without actual nudity. They are often lined with a fabric that prevents them from becoming transparent when wet.


Jacket

Posted on Thursday 31 March 2005

A jacket is a lightweight, thigh- or waist-length coat that may be worn by anyone, as jackets are now made for children, adults, the elderly, and even infants. Some jackets are fashionable, while others serve as protective clothing.


Vest

Posted on Thursday 31 March 2005

A vest is a type of garment. The term has different meanings in the United Kingdom and the United States. In the UK, a vest is an undergarment typically taking the form of a white sleeveless T-shirt (US: undershirt, though in the US most undershirts have sleeves). A common sleeveless undershirt is the A-shirt. When worn without anything on top, it may be insultingly referred to as a "wifebeater", due to a stereotype of violent men as people who sit around in their underwear drinking beer. A variant is the string vest which is constructed from a loosely woven string mesh. The string vest in particular is seen as having comic potential and is even more strongly associated older aged working class men. A vest may also be worn as an outer garment in sports wear, especially in athletics. Advanced sports vests are made from high-tech man-made materials designed to wick perspiration away from the body and aid cooling. In the US, the word vest is used to mean what is referred to as a waistcoat in the UK. It is also the name given to a Kutte, which in the North Americas is known more commonly as simply a "vest". Vests are for both men and women. In this context, the vest is commonly associated with outdoor activities. The padded vest is popular apparel for hunting. Another common variant is the fishing vest which carries a profusion of external pockets for carrying fishing tackle.Baniyan (/b?nija?n/) is commonly used in Indian English to mean vest.