Five-Pocket Vest

Not only have I have worn this around the house near constantly since purchasing it (keeps the core nice and cozy, especially as I'm losing weight and natural insulation), but I wore it with a dress shirt and formal pants to a fancy schmancy new yawk city gala and it honestly looked better than at least half of the designer vests on display. And unlike all of those, it has two inner pockets, one of which held a flask.

The 5 pocket denim vest in XLarge is a joy to wear. With no sleeves it combines warmth around the house with full freedom of movement. The pockets provide secure storage of wallet, phone, and keys. The lapels give it that bit of class that you'll never find in a zippered puffy down garment. SIZING--I'm an in-between size, i.e. "Large and a half." I'm 69, 5'8", 185, 37" pants, size 44 jacket. (I have the Basic Vest in both Large and XLarge; the Large works with a single light layer, and the XLarge is best when I have a long-sleeve tee and heavy flannel shirt.) For me, with the 5 pocket vest, XLarge is the ticket. For reasons irrelevant here I meet in fellowship with groups a couple times a week, and the 5 Pocket Vest is perfect for sitting still in sparsely heated church basements. Also, it pairs wonderfully with a Hooded Jacket without that binding feeling that can accompany heavy layers. The 5 Pocket Vest alone won't get me through an upstate New York winter, but it adds many options dealing with temperatures from 70F to well below zero with the right outer garment. I think it's worth every penny. Looking great is a bonus.

I’ve had 2 of the basic vests for years, 1 in full-weight lynx and 1 mid-weight drab. Just recently added the new 5 Pocket Vest. It moves to the top of my “go to” list for my vest! The inner liner in my opinion significantly increases the warmth as compared to my other 2 basic vests that aren’t lined. Good call on the liner! I guess that the denim weave in the 5 Pocket Vest is actually lighter weight than my Full-weight Lynx vest but “feels” warmer. Only suggestion I can give for an improvement to this vest is to add the tabs at back to adjust the girth. Those tabs are on the basic vest and I use them to adjust if needed based on how many layers I have on under the vest. In warmer weather I may have a t-shirt on under the basic vest and can tighten the back tabs to “slim” the fit of the vest.

This is my first piece of the Denim weave and I am extremely pleased that the “feel” is just as good as the Jacquard weave

Although ive onle Only had it a little over a week, i love it. I have since ordered a larger size for better layering as well as the trousers and hoodorak. The denim wool is amazing. I think the worsted+ wollen weave gives you a really nice middle ground for the insulation and wind benefits of each. Not sure how i feel about the liner and pockets yet but it definitely adds some good wind resistance. I run cold generally but Im pretty comforttable in a base layer and vest from about 50-80⁰f depending on direct sun and wind exposure.

So far my only wish would be for a second chest pocket