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‘I’m looking for a man in finance … and a gilet’: the rise of banker bro fashion
Return of hit TV series Industry brings sleeveless garment back into the spotlight and may even have boosted sales
“I’m looking for a man in finance. Trust fund, 6ft 5, blue eyes.” The lyrics to Man in Finance, the earworm hit song about bankers that took over airwaves earlier this year, could also have added: wearing a gilet.
Also known as the “finance bro vest” or “City boy gilet”, the sleeveless layer is in the spotlight this month thanks to the return of Industry to our TV screens.
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