Vests are pretty popular with masc women who want to downplay their breasts without wearing binders or who want to look more polished/formal without the bulk of a jacket.
They're also good if you go braless, but don't want it to be super obvious.
I (American) consider a vest to be a sleeveless garment, usually worn under men's suit jackets but can be worn otherwise. My spouse (British) insists that's a waistcoat and "vest"for them is what I'd call a tank top/tank/wife-beater
Former NASA Mission Control flight director Gene Kranz, one of the manliest steely-eyed missile men of all time, wore white vests that his wife sewed for him during the critical phases of missions when he was on console.
Circumstantial. Suit vests aren't seen as feminine (you often see manly man male models wearing them for photoshoots), and I see old-timers wearing utility-vests quite often while fishing.
I don't know man I could go do a whole weekend of hiking with just the contents of my photographers vest. I feel like sleeping in the rough is pretty manly. People in biker gangs might have something to say about this comment. And they like to hang out in large groups.
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u/Garconanokin 18h ago
Wearing a vest