"The series, which follows a group of cutthroat bankers in London as they rise through the ranks of the finance world, has earned acclaim over four seasons for its lavish yet accurate portrayal of what it's like to work in banking. And it's not just the spot-on depictions of the grueling hours and the characters' use of financial jargon that real-life bankers relate to - it's the vests."
""This season I went further into gilet styles," "Industry" costume designer Laura Smith told Business Insider, using the European word for vest. For example, the aristocrats, like Henry Muck (Kit Harington) and his uncle Lord Norton (Andrew Havill) wear a different, "more classically old money" style of vest than some of the less pedigreed players. In Henry's country house, his uncle Lord Norton sports a $320 vest from the luxury outdoor brand Schöffel."
"This style is not to be confused with the padded technical vests favored by the white-collar professional class. Kwabena (Toheeb Jimoh), a new hire at the fictional short-only fun SternTao and Pierpoint alum Kenny (Conor MacNeill) both sport styles specific to the London neighborhoods they work in - and there is a conscious distinction between the hedge fund vest and the investment bank vest."
Vests act as visual markers of class, firm type, and neighborhood among London's finance characters. Quiet-luxury old-money gilets are classic, durable pieces, distinct from padded technical vests worn by white-collar professionals. Aristocratic characters favor traditional, expensive outdoor-brand gilets, signaling heritage and understated wealth. By contrast, hedge fund, investment bank, and private-wealth employees wear specific gilet styles tied to the firms and neighborhoods where they work. Differences include material, branding, and cut, with fleece or padded options conveying varying status levels. The choice of vest reinforces character identity and workplace culture through subtle wardrobe distinctions.
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