His discount shop, at No. 147, filled with leather jackets and velvet vests from Pakistan, was empty of customers one recent Sunday.

A steward appeared, dressed in red velvet vest and billowing silk pantaloons.

The linen shirt felt baggy and the velvet vest felt loose.

One example, known as the monoloke, was made from white wax and wore a blue shirt and black velvet vest.

Late as the hour was, he was fully clad in silken kilt and velvet vest, under which gleamed the links of a mail shirt.

Generally, both men and women wear embroidered velvet vests.

So his black pants suits are a sober surprise despite their gold-embroidered velvet vests.

The waitress tugs at the hem of her red velvet vest while Aiah considers.

A curry-colored jacket went over a tangerine-orange velvet vest and a papaya-colored floral shirt.

Mark Fishman has the black velvet vest from his first suit, the one Mr. Schneider helped him buy when he was about 16.