Michel Rouen Men's Lightweight Quarter Zip Vest

A vest with a quarter zip instead of a full one, which changes how it is worn: it goes on over your head at the turn rather than being shrugged into, and it stays on for the rest of the round. The inside is a brushed jersey, so there is no lining flapping against your shirt, and a windproof flap sits behind the zip where the cold otherwise comes through.

Ten colourways, S to 3XL, and it is the lightest thing on the vest shelf by a distance: thin enough to live folded in a bag from March to October and go on when an exposed hole turns cold. Contrast piping runs along the armhole. Take the letter you take in a polo, because a vest sized up flaps at the arm on a swing, which is the one thing that makes a vest worse than no vest.

One of 2 on the vests rail in the Michel Rouen range. It also answers to golf vests. A size letter describes the garment rather than your body, so measure your chest once and hold the figure against the chart on the buying page. If you find a figure here that disagrees with the piece in your hands, tell us: how we keep them current is set out on how we update the catalogue.