How to wear a Gilet

I love wearing them for gardening as well especially as they usually have deep pockets. I just have to remember to empty everything out before shoving it in the washing machine.

I have a few, I wear them while gardening, because as they don't have arms they don't ride up. This means that your lower back stays warm. As someone else mentioned, this means that they are excellent when working with horses, when your arms seem to spend an awful lot of time up above your head.

I did buy a very glam fake fur one a few years ago, but sadly it didn't make me look glam, I looked more like an extra from The Flintstones. I passed it on to DD - and was rather taken aback to see her wearing it in a photo on facebook, pinned lopsidedly, to a fancy dress party, as a cavewoman!

I wear a navy slightly quilted one (not fleece) as I find my lower back feels the cold but I get too hot in a coat with sleeves at this time of year. I have worn it a few times lately when we've been walking around NT gardens.
Sometimes I wear a fleece one when I'm at the computer (same reason).

I never wear them because I do not like having old arms
My arms are old anyway, Luckygirl, makes no difference

Alea. Sorry, I think!

Thanks for that shysal look out for me on the buying new things thread soon!! (And I shall blame YOU)

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BarbarAbbs, I have just received the latest Damart catalogue. They have 3 different longer length padded gilets at half price. Try www.damart.co.uk

Should wear them with bate arms Lucky how very Village People!

I never wear them because I do not like having old arms.

I've got several from Landsend and there's a 25% off too!

I have a habit of dozing off while at my desk here... and when I wake I'm cold - the gilet warms me up in a very short time - I wouldn't be without it!

Try Barbour.

I have checked the latest Cotton Traders brochure, but none there. You are right that a lot of them seem very short. Some of these might be suitable.
www.google.co.uk/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=ZS3sVLv-BZHj8wfr_oGIAQ&gws_rd=ssl#q=long+padded+gilet&tbm=shop

Have you tried Cotton Traders. I haven't checked but it's the type of garment they would have.

Help. Can anyone tell me where I can buy a long padded gilet? Two friends have them to hip level - more flattering than those that stop at waist, which most seem to - one came from France, the other from Sweden.

Warm body though petallus . My NZ one is my new favourite garment. it fits cinderella, it fits. And it keeps the wind out

My sister, not so much younger than I am, thinks we are too old to wear jeans, though I have seen her wearing a gilet.

In a lay-by off the A68

I hope you took note GM or did you change just down the road?

Oh I remember mine forbidding me to drive up to Scotland to visit them in jeans - I was 42 at the time.

I love wearing my gilet and don't get cold arms if I wear gloves

But, beware, it was wearing a gilet, bright scarf, jeans and Chelsea boots that lead to my mother suggesting that next time I visited her I might try to look like the wife of a professional man! [

Glassie welcome!

I can see that a gilet would be useful for golf or mucking out horses or whatever, when you want your arms to be unencumbered by thick sleeves.

I don't have horses though I think a gilet would be useful when I clean out the rabbit hutch.

But don't you get cold arms?

indeed great poems

merlot gracesmum You two are brilliant.

Hello everyone. I am new on here so have been having a look round before plunging in. My gilets cover me for differing reasons. I play golf and where them for golf on the spring type days over maybe a long leeved tshirt or even over short sleeved ones. I also have two longer ones with collars that I wear when driving to stop the seat belt slicing my neck in half and they are lightweight. I also have a couple of more formal type ones in heavier material that look quite nice over shirts and jeans.

Just observant, Jess, that's all!