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gilet
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gilet [dʒɪˈleɪ]
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a waist- or hip-length garment, usually sleeveless, fastening up the front; sometimes made from a quilted fabric, and designed to be worn over a blouse, shirt, etc.
2. (Clothing & Fashion) a bodice resembling a waistcoat in a woman's dress
3. (Performing Arts / Ballet) such a bodice as part of a ballet dancer's costume
[French, literally: waistcoat]


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Androgynous skinny tailoring in salt and pepper tweed replaced Dolce & Gabbana's trademark corsetted curves, layered with lambskin gilets and tartan shirts and worn with glitter brogues.
For men there is an elegant Edwardian-influenced collection by Dries Van Noten; a range of modern clothes by Neil Barrett, which includes gilets, wadded shirts and biker jackets, and stylish jeans by Marithe and Francois Girbaud.
With super-cheap designer-copycat fashion grabbing headlines on the high street, Uniqlo's offering of unisex sleeveless quilted gilets was undoubtedly a style turn-off.
 
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