Showplace of the Golden West

Rita Hayworth endorses LUX soap , c. 1942 - 44

Rita Hayworth combs her hair between scenes - “Down to Earth”, 1947

Rochelle Hudson, photo by Kornman

A hunting trip.  c.1930′s.

Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire in The Gay Divorcee, 1934

Glenn Ford and Rita Hayworth in promotional shot for Gilda (1946)

Fashion couple on running board of an old automobile, ca. 1920s.

What makes these waistcoats work is the attention to proportion - they enhance the form of the torso and suppress the waist. Most modern waistcoats do none of these things - even neglecting to cover the trouser waistband.