Random vintage question of the day

[d_aulnoy]

Rando, rando, rando: what do you call those little clippy things gentlemen wore to make their vests fit right in the back, back in the day?

See, in Paris, I found this awesome wine-red hand-sewn wool dress.  It has a v-neck and a line of glowing coal-red buttons marching diagonally across the bust: it has a fetching line of three sharp pleats extending from the point where the buttons end; it even has that Holy Grail of women's clothing, a pocket.

But it also has the silhouette of its period, which I would peg as the early 70s commenting on the early 40s, which is to say, no waist.  And I really can't be having with that.  I don't want to alter it, as there are just so many ways in which that could go wrong, and I think it looks weird with a belt, given the long straight diagonal lines of it, so ... help?  A clip would make it fall just right, I think.

Dapper clothes-horse friends, anybody know what I'm talking about, and, better yet, where to find them?  

Comments

[rosefox]

Oddly enough, they're called vest clips. I recommend searching on "vintage vest clip" so you don't get ammunition.

Sweater clips might also be useful.

[d-aulnoy.livejournal.com]

Ha! My initial search brought up nothing but swat vests and gun clips, which is what made me assume that there had to be some sort of more specific term. Thanks for the tip and the link!