Product Code Database
Example Keywords: slacks -programming $1-182
barcode-scavenger
   » » Wiki: Gilet
Tag Wiki 'Gilet'.
Tag

A gilet () or body warmer is a sleeveless jacket resembling a or .


History
Gilets can be waist- to knee-length and are typically straight-sided rather than fitted, but historically, they were fitted and embroidered.

In 19th-century dressmaking, a gilet was a dress bodice shaped like a man's waistcoat.Oxford English Dictionary – Gilet entry


Applications
Gilets are often worn as an outer layer, for extra warmth outdoors, or indoors on occasion.

Fashion gilets can be made of cloth, fake fur, or knitted wool.

Sports gilets are often windproof and made of or a similar synthetic material.

High-end jackets often have an integral gilet inside them, which can be zipped on and off, as well as insulated with .

use thin light gilets with a windproof front and mesh back.

Shooting gilets are rugged and made of leather.

Short, overwear gilets are called bodywarmers in the United Kingdom.


Gallery
File:WTOS Delft cycling gilet front.jpg|A thin, non-insulated gilet for a cycling team File:Gare SNCF Strasbourg gilets rouges 13 juin 2014-12.jpg|Two men wearing gilets at Strasbourg railway station in France.


See also


Bibliography

External links
Page 1 of 1
1
Page 1 of 1
1

Account

Social:
Pages:  ..   .. 
Items:  .. 

Navigation

General: Atom Feed Atom Feed  .. 
Help:  ..   .. 
Category:  ..   .. 
Media:  ..   .. 
Posts:  ..   ..   .. 

Statistics

Page:  .. 
Summary:  .. 
1 Tags
10/10 Page Rank
5 Page Refs