From: gutsy@dontemailme.com   
      
   In article <411771c9$2@nntp.zianet.com>, gutsy@dontemailme.com says...   
      
   Re-posted, since the first try seems to have   
   gone astray. I posted this reply before Gerald's   
   but my server seems to be letting me down again!   
      
   >>It's a rare vest that does have sleeves.  But it's an interesting question.   
   >>Vests have been part of cowboy lore all through the history of Western   
   >>movies, but I don't recall seeing real life photos that mirror the   
   >>"reel-life" use of vests as everyday cowboy wear.   
   >>   
   >>Jim Beaver   
   >   
   >I'm no authority on men's clothing, but wearing a   
   >vest was commonplace in the daily "proper dress"   
   >of citified business men, both then and NOW!  When it was   
   >more common for men to wear pocket watches, the vest   
   >was the usual place for carrying them, but I doubt   
   >that is how vests came into fashion originally.   
   >Another question I've always asked is why in HELL   
   >men ever began wearing stiff collars and neckties!   
   >I think the answer is that "women insisted" - thereby   
   >making men even more miserable than they already   
   >were for centuries to come!   
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