Built from a wool cloth, the Chic Navy Glamour Gabardine Suit Vest keeps things simple. You get gabardine, which has a clean face and a firm hand across the whole piece. Leave one undone.

It's made from 100% wool. Wool breathes, so you'll stay comfortable from morning into evening.

It's made to order from your measurements. It works under the matching jacket at formal events and alone with a shirt and tie at relaxed ones. Burgundy and dark green ties both sit well against navy. The classic rule is to leave the bottom button undone, which lets the vest sit flat when you sit down and keeps it from riding up.

You can wear the vest with the matching jacket or by itself with your sleeves rolled. A suit vest, sometimes called a waistcoat, sits under your jacket or over a shirt on its own.

The same Chic Navy Glamour Gabardine cloth also comes as a suit and a blazer.