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"Unveiling the Versatile Vest: From Arthur Ashe to Freddie Mercury, a Closer Look at Iconic Figures Sporting this Timeless Piece" In the world of fashion

Background imageVest Collection: Chemstrand - Woollen vest top - Model: Pattie Boyd

Chemstrand - Woollen vest top - Model: Pattie Boyd
Client: Chemstrand - Woollen striped vest top - Model: Pattie Boyd - Shoot: November 17, 1965. Date: 1965

Background imageVest Collection: Chemstrand - Woollen striped vest top - Pattie Boyd

Chemstrand - Woollen striped vest top - Pattie Boyd
Client: Chemstrand - Woollen striped vest top - Model Pattie Boyd - Shoot: November 17, 1965. Date: 1965

Background imageVest Collection: ARTHUR ASHE (1943-1993). American tennis player. Photographed during his match against Jimmy

ARTHUR ASHE (1943-1993). American tennis player. Photographed during his match against Jimmy Connors in the mens singles final at Wimbledon, won by Ashe in four sets, 5 July 1975

Background imageVest Collection: Freddie Mercury, lead singer of British rock group Queen

Freddie Mercury, lead singer of British rock group Queen, performing on stage at Wembley Stadium during the Live Aid concert. 13th July 1985

Background imageVest Collection: TED WILLIAMS (1918-2002). American baseball player. Photographed in the cockpit of a Grumman F9F-6

TED WILLIAMS (1918-2002). American baseball player. Photographed in the cockpit of a Grumman F9F-6 Panther fighter plane, while a pilot for the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, c1943

Background imageVest Collection: House to house fighting in Stalingrad, USSR

House to house fighting in Stalingrad, USSR
House to house fighting during the bitter battle amongst the ruins of the battered city of Stalingrad (Volgograd), USSR

Background imageVest Collection: TED KID LEWIS

TED KID LEWIS
Ted Kid Lewis (Gershon Mendeloff), British-born World Welterweight Champion in 1915, 1916 and from 1917 - 1919. His nickname was the Aldgate Sphinx

Background imageVest Collection: HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1865-1901). French painter. A photographic double portrait with

HENRI DE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (1865-1901). French painter. A photographic double portrait with Toulouse-Lautrec posing as model as well as painter

Background imageVest Collection: Mid-Air on Skis

Mid-Air on Skis
A man in a vest in mid-air as he skis down a steep mountain

Background imageVest Collection: Benny Lynch, Scottish boxer, 1938

Benny Lynch, Scottish boxer, 1938. Born in the Gorbals district of Glasgow, Lynch (1913-1946) has been described as Scotlands greatest ever boxer

Background imageVest Collection: Moses Weinberger (center) with bartenders Mack O Brien (left)

Moses Weinberger (center) with bartenders Mack O Brien (left) and Ike Reed at the entrance to the Same Old Moses Saloon
OKLAHOMA: SALOON, c1900. Moses Weinberger (center) with bartenders Mack O Brien (left) and Ike Reed at the entrance to the Same Old Moses Saloon at 211 West Harrison Avenue in Guthrie, Oklahoma

Background imageVest Collection: Lillian Board after breaking her own 880 yard track record at Reading. 12th June 1968

Lillian Board after breaking her own 880 yard track record at Reading. 12th June 1968

Background imageVest Collection: MAX WEBER (1864-1920). German political economist and sociologist

MAX WEBER (1864-1920). German political economist and sociologist. Photographed at Lauenstein, Germany, in 1917

Background imageVest Collection: The Cross Country Runner

The Cross Country Runner. People You See, from Teddy Bear magazine, 1968. Date: 1968

Background imageVest Collection: George Formby 1953-1175-2 From the late 1930s through the early 1940

George Formby 1953-1175-2 From the late 1930s through the early 1940s Formby was Britains most popular movie comic. With his huge grin and ever present Ukelele

Background imageVest Collection: JOSEPH CONRAD (1857-1924). Polish (naturalized British) writer

JOSEPH CONRAD (1857-1924). Polish (naturalized British) writer

Background imageVest Collection: Cambridge Blue 1907

Cambridge Blue 1907
Douglas Stuart dressed for sport in short sleeved vest with pale blue trim & flannel shorts. English sports clothes were to have an increasing influence on fashion

Background imageVest Collection: Europe, Scotland, Gretna Green. Tartan Shop. THIS IMAGE RESTRICTED - Not available to U

Europe, Scotland, Gretna Green. Tartan Shop. THIS IMAGE RESTRICTED - Not available to U.S. land tour travel operators. Property released for travel, tourism, or educational use

Background imageVest Collection: SPANISH SETTLER, 1852. An early Spanish settler in California: American, engraving, 1852

SPANISH SETTLER, 1852. An early Spanish settler in California: American, engraving, 1852

Background imageVest Collection: Photograph of an actor in costume for a scene in which he smiles and does a welcoming gesture

Photograph of an actor in costume for a scene in which he smiles and does a welcoming gesture
3569980 Photograph of an actor in costume for a scene in which he smiles and does a welcoming gesture; (add.info.: Italy, Italy 1875 ca. Photographer: Cane', Fratelli); Alinari Archives, Florence

Background imageVest Collection: An actor in stage costume, stands in front of a painted backdrop

An actor in stage costume, stands in front of a painted backdrop, holding a pair of eyeglasses in hi hand
3569977 An actor in stage costume, stands in front of a painted backdrop, holding a pair of eyeglasses in hi hand; (add.info.: Italy 1875 ca)

Background imageVest Collection: Javanese man of the upper classes, a mantri, wearing a silk sabook girdle

Javanese man of the upper classes, a mantri, wearing a silk sabook girdle and wide djarit sarong and sikapan vest
FLO4695579 Javanese man of the upper classes, a mantri, wearing a silk sabook girdle and wide djarit sarong and sikapan vest. He carries a kris in his girdle

Background imageVest Collection: Barburdar or Indian steward, in turban, muslin kupra or loincloth, cotton vest

Barburdar or Indian steward, in turban, muslin kupra or loincloth, cotton vest, and kumerbund or sash, carrying keys
FLO4565533 Barburdar or Indian steward, in turban, muslin kupra or loincloth, cotton vest, and kumerbund or sash, carrying keys

Background imageVest Collection: Confederate enlisted man's vest

Confederate enlisted man's vest
3501339 Confederate enlisted man's vest; Private Collection; (add.info.: This high quality Royal Blue woolen vest was worn by an officer of the famed Palmetto Artillery of South Carolina)

Background imageVest Collection: Summer Happening at Harvey Nichols

Summer Happening at Harvey Nichols
Shoot for Harvey Nichols - Summer Fashions ('Summer Happening') - white woollen round neck vest top Date: circa late 1960s

Background imageVest Collection: Summer Happening at Harvey Nichols

Summer Happening at Harvey Nichols
Shoot for Harvey Nichols - Summer Fashions ('Summer Happening') - white woollen round neck vest top Date: circa late 1960s

Background imageVest Collection: German citizens in fashion, beginning 1600 - German citizens' fashion, early 1600s

German citizens in fashion, beginning 1600 - German citizens' fashion, early 1600s. Antique hand-colored print
NWI4956760 German citizens in fashion, beginning 1600 - German citizens' fashion, early 1600s. Antique hand-colored print.; (add.info.: German citizens in fashion)

Background imageVest Collection: Javanese man in war dress, Indonesia. He wears tchilana drawers, katoh coat, amben girdle

Javanese man in war dress, Indonesia. He wears tchilana drawers, katoh coat, amben girdle
FLO4695419 Javanese man in war dress, Indonesia. He wears tchilana drawers, katoh coat, amben girdle, sanglang and kotang vests and sikapan jacket. Three kris swords in his girdle

Background imageVest Collection: Moonshee, pundit or interpreter, in muslin vest, trousers, tunic and turban

Moonshee, pundit or interpreter, in muslin vest, trousers, tunic and turban
FLO4565449 Moonshee, pundit or interpreter, in muslin vest, trousers, tunic and turban. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from " Asiatic Costumes," Ackermann, London

Background imageVest Collection: No title

No title
Rossen Toshev

Background imageVest Collection: Edward Jewett, portrait photograph, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Edward Jewett, portrait photograph, between 1911 and 1942. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Edward Jewett, portrait photograph, between 1911 and 1942

Background imageVest Collection: Man's Vest (image 3 of 10), Altered c.1795. Creator: Unknown

Man's Vest (image 3 of 10), Altered c.1795. Creator: Unknown
Man's Vest (image 3 of 10), Altered c.1795

Background imageVest Collection: Man's tailcoat, France, between c.1790 and c.1795. Creator: Unknown

Man's tailcoat, France, between c.1790 and c.1795. Creator: Unknown
Man's tailcoat, France, between c.1790 and c.1795

Background imageVest Collection: Man's court ensemble of red wool coat and cloth-of-silver vest, Italy, c.1800-1810. Creator: Unknown

Man's court ensemble of red wool coat and cloth-of-silver vest, Italy, c.1800-1810. Creator: Unknown
Man's court ensemble of red wool coat and cloth-of-silver vest, Italy, c.1800-1810. Breeches: 1790-1810, Hat: c.1790

Background imageVest Collection: Man's Vest (image 3 of 3), c.1840. Creator: Unknown

Man's Vest (image 3 of 3), c.1840. Creator: Unknown
Man's Vest (image 3 of 3), c.1840

Background imageVest Collection: Portrait of Don Ramón Satué, 1823. Creator: Francisco Goya

Portrait of Don Ramón Satué, 1823. Creator: Francisco Goya
Portrait of Don Ramon Satue, 1823. Other Title(s): Portrait of Don Ramon Satue y Allue (1765-1824) Alcalde de Corte (Judge of the Fifth Chamber of the Council of Castile in La Corte)

Background imageVest Collection: Fort Myer Officers Training Camp, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Fort Myer Officers Training Camp, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fort Myer Officers Training Camp, 1917
Fort Myer Officers Training Camp, 1917

Background imageVest Collection: Red Cross, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Red Cross, between 1910 and 1920

Red Cross, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Red Cross, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Red Cross, between 1910 and 1920

Background imageVest Collection: Military Training, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Military Training, 1917 or 1918

Military Training, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Military Training, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Military Training, 1917 or 1918

Background imageVest Collection: Military Training - Loading Big Gun, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Military Training - Loading Big Gun, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Military Training - Loading Big Gun, 1917 or 1918

Background imageVest Collection: Military Training - Loading Big Gun, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Military Training - Loading Big Gun, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Military Training - Loading Big Gun, 1917 or 1918

Background imageVest Collection: The Vest of August the Strong, 1840. Creator: Adolph Menzel

The Vest of August the Strong, 1840. Creator: Adolph Menzel
The Vest of August the Strong, 1840

Background imageVest Collection: Fort interior, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fort interior, between 1913 and 1917

Fort interior, between 1913 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fort interior, between 1913 and 1917
Fort interior, between 1913 and 1917. US soldiers with heavy artillery

Background imageVest Collection: Vest, 1935/1942. Creator: Louis Maldarelli

Vest, 1935/1942. Creator: Louis Maldarelli
Vest, 1935/1942

Background imageVest Collection: Camp, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Camp, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Camp, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Camp, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Camp, 1917 or 1918

Background imageVest Collection: Camp, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Camp, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Camp, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Camp, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Camp, 1917 or 1918

Background imageVest Collection: Sharecropper eating near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange

Sharecropper eating near Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1937. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Sharecropper eating near Clarksdale, Mississippi

Background imageVest Collection: Italian GP

Italian GP
AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 16: John Surtees during the Italian GP at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 16, 1962 in Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy



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"Unveiling the Versatile Vest: From Arthur Ashe to Freddie Mercury, a Closer Look at Iconic Figures Sporting this Timeless Piece" In the world of fashion, few garments have stood the test of time quite like the vest. Whether it's on the tennis court or in a rock concert, this versatile piece has adorned some of history's most influential figures. Take Arthur Ashe, for example. The American tennis player who triumphed over Jimmy Connors in the Wimbledon men's singles final in 1975 showcased his athletic prowess while donning a sleek vest. As he gracefully moved across the grass courts, Ashe proved that style and performance can go hand in hand. Speaking of style icons, no discussion would be complete without mentioning Freddie Mercury – lead singer of British rock group Queen. Known for his flamboyant stage presence and captivating voice, Mercury often sported an eccentric vest as part of his iconic ensemble. With each electrifying performance, he demonstrated how a simple garment could elevate one's presence to legendary status. But vests aren't limited to sports and music; they have also made their mark in other realms. Take Ted Williams, an American baseball player turned pilot during World War II. Captured inside the cockpit of a Grumman F9F-6 Panther fighter plane, Williams exuded confidence and determination while wearing his trusty vest – symbolizing both bravery on the field and courage in combat. Meanwhile, Ted "Kid" Lewis displayed another side to vests as he stepped into boxing rings with unparalleled tenacity. This Scottish boxer from 1938 knew that every punch thrown was enhanced by his tailored vest – serving as armor against opponents' blows while showcasing his unwavering dedication to victory. Beyond athletics lies artistry; Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec embodied this notion perfectly when posing for a photographic double portrait as both model and painter himself.