Article: End of the line for the string vest.

Article: Strings vests are pants - official!
Morpeth Herald (Morpeth, England);  December 6, 2007 ;     342 words ......institution - the string vest has finally been declared...stomach bulging in a string vest, looking like a whale...be the same again. String vests were invented by a...wearing outsized string vests in various lengths...s demise. While a string vest looks ...

Article: Steven has vested interest in fashion.
Southern Reporter (Selkirk, Scotland);  December 20, 2007 ;     247 words ...THE days of the string vest seem to be numbered, but a Denholm student has made a last-ditch attempt to revive it as a style statement - in front of the camera...

Article: Jim gets back stolen glasses.
Scarborough Evening News (Scarborough, England);  November 20, 2007 ;     110 words ......reunited with his stolen glasses - and has suggested his string vest should be the next object of desire. Just days ago the former...and if any more girls want souvenirs I wear a great line in string vests. If they want to wrestle one off my body that is OK - but...

Article: Under the net: wrapped in a crystalline grid, this new store in Tokyo marks the latest step in Prada's plans for world fashion domination.
The Architectural Review;  August 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......wrapped in a rhomboidal grid, like a giant fishing net (or string vest), infilled with a mixture of flat, concave and convex panels...through the grid like bubbles or puckered flesh (enhancing the string vest analogy). Cunningly, there is no single focal shop window...

Article: Cabbies' battle to bare legs.
Leamington Spa Courier (Leamington Spa, England);  June 26, 2008 ;     306 words ......them from wearing shorts while driving. Warwick District Council imposed the ruling after a cabby was seen at the wheel in a string vest and a pair of cut-off jeans. The authority, which is responsible for licensing taxi drivers, stipulates that they must be...

Article: The joy of specs for our Jimmy.
Yorkshire Evening Post (Leeds, England);  November 19, 2007 ;     281 words ......back to him. Today Sir Jimmy, 81, said: I am delighted to get my face furniture back. Although I do wear a snazzy line in string vests, if any lady would like one of those as a souvenir, they can try to wrestle it off me, but would be better done by appointment...

Article: Sir Jimmy's in the pink... thanks to his specs appeal.
Yorkshire Evening Post (Leeds, England);  November 20, 2007 ;     184 words ......Fix It hero himself. Sir Jimmy, 81, said: I am delighted to get my face furniture back. Although I do wear a snazzy line in string vests, if any lady would like one of those as a souvenir, they can try to wrestle it off me, but would be better done by appointment...

Article: New Royal Mail seaside stamps launched in town.
Whitby Gazette (Whitby, England);  May 11, 2007 ;     222 words ......Beside the Seaside stamps are designed to demonstrate that holiday traditions are still alive and well on UK beaches where string vests, knotted hankies and rolled-up trousers stand defiant against both time and fashion. Julietta Edgar, head of special stamps...

Article: Royal Mail head off to 'the Port' for sun, sea and stamps!
Coleraine Times (Coleraine, Northern Ireland);  May 17, 2007 ;     222 words ......delivery. These striking and colourful stamps demonstrate that holiday traditions are still alive and well on our beaches where string vests, knotted hankies and rolled-up trousers stand defiant against both time and fashion. Thanks to our position at the forefront...

Article: Teens attacked in street for mobile phone.
Herald & Post (Luton, England);  May 15, 2008 ;     248 words ......stocky build, tanned complexion, clean shaven with short dark hair and a scar just under his left eyebrow. He wore a blue string vest and tracksuit bottoms. If you have any information about the incident, call Det Con Rosheen Lenihan on 01582 394169 or Crimestoppers...

Article: 'A lot of people do think I am a bit odd'.
Yorkshire Evening Post (Leeds, England);  October 26, 2006 ;     700+ words ......he is positively glowing. And it's not just the silky golden hair, or his rapper-style outfit of tracksuit, trainers, red string vest and medallion and gold chains and diamonds, it's his attitude. Around his flat are exercise machines, a spacious white leather...