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To want to buy a vest in the USA?

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youdialwetile · 14/12/2020 05:15

Not talking about an american vest (which is a sleeveless overcoat) but a nice warm vest that you can tuck into your trousers to keep your kidneys warm all winter?

I'm in the US, and normally we would have been in the UK and stocked up on such a thing. Not this year. And now (after 20 years) I realise this garment does not seem to exist in America.

Where do American's buy thermal vests? I've tried Kohl's, Target, Gap, Walmart...nothing. Do American's not wear vests? How can you make it through a New England winter without one?

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Ifailed · 14/12/2020 05:20

took 5 seconds to search the walmart site for women's thermal underwear, there's loads.

charlottemont · 14/12/2020 05:26

Try LLBean, Uniqlo, REI, or any other outdoors brand! The heat tech collection from Uniqlo is very affordable and they've always been great. Try looking up thermal base layer or long underwear.

youdialwetile · 14/12/2020 05:28

Lots of thermal underwear but all with long sleeves. There's only one sleeveless thing on walmart and it's nylon.

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Teapot13 · 14/12/2020 05:29

We call them undershirts if you mean sleeveless or short sleeves. In the section where underwear is sold in multipacks. Or long underwear (thermal) as PP described.

janeymacaronie · 14/12/2020 05:31

I've lived in Alaska a long time and I agree there's really nothing comparable to a UK vest. The choice is really long sleeved underwear or cami type underwear which I wear when it's not cold enough for the long sleeved underwear.

WhatCanBrownBearSee · 14/12/2020 05:31

Try looking for a camisole rather than a vest? Or order from M&S and have it shipped over, which is what I still do. Though this year they've massively increased the free delivery threshold and my annual pants, socks and vests order now doesn't meet the minimum. Thanks COVID.

BritWifeinUSA · 14/12/2020 05:38

M&S and Next both deliver here. My husband buys A shirts (or beaters, as he calls them) made by Hanes from Walmart.

FiddlefigOnTheRoof · 14/12/2020 05:44

Uniqlo do sleeveless thermal tops

arcof · 14/12/2020 06:03

Most places you'd buy it from in U.K. will send here to US. I wanted vests for my 2 year old as an under layer in the cold and alas I had to get them from Next.

GlowingOrb · 14/12/2020 06:11

Knit fabric won’t fray. You could just by long underwear and cut off the sleeves.

onyourway · 14/12/2020 06:37

H&M in the US sell vest shaped t shirts, same as over here

Chanjer · 14/12/2020 07:57

Tank top, singlet top

Both those search terms returned loads on Walmart

Rose789 · 14/12/2020 08:18

You can get vests in Target. In New England they are called tank tops

youdialwetile · 15/12/2020 03:36

Thank you everyone. I have just ordered from Uniqlo!

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MaskingForIt · 15/12/2020 07:18

You’ve been there 20 years? If this is the first time you haven’t been back to the UK to stock up, why not wear one of last year’s ones?

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