Cummerbund
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A cummerbund is a broad waist sash, usually pleated, which is often worn with single-breasted dinner jackets. The cummerbund was adopted by British military officers in colonial India, where they saw
Black tie cummerbund
Persian military kamarbands
Cummerbund with dress shirt
Brightly coloured cummerbund
Waistcoat
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A waistcoat or vest is a sleeveless upper-body garment. It is usually worn over a dress shirt and necktie and below a coat as a part of most men's formal wear. It is also sported as the third piece in
Cummerbund
…officers in colonial India, where they saw it worn by sepoys (Indian soldiers) of the British Indian Army. It was adopted as an alternative to the waistcoat, and later spread to civilian use. The modern use of the cummerbund for Europeans and North Americans is as a component of the traditional black tie…
A traditional waistcoat, to be worn with a two-piece suit or separate jacket and trousers
Nineteenth century silk damask waistcoat
A young man wearing a modern waistcoat
Woman wearing a modern denim waistcoat.