Why did cowboys wear vests?
By: Marshall Trimble 08/25/2009
Q
Why did cowboys wear vests?
Earl Jackson
Thermopolis, Wyoming
A
Wearing shirts with one pocket, if any at all, and tight-fitting trousers did not give a cowboy many options. A vest offered up four pockets, and it provided more arm freedom than a coat or jacket for working on horseback. And cowboys considered vests to be quite stylish.
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