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Vests29 December 2003
Vests Ernest Whiteleys and Co on the promenade at Bridlington has survived the vagaries of fashion for the past 100 years.

Woman's Hour reporter Clare Jenkins traces the multi-layered history of the vest and met owner Anne Clough and some of her customers in the shop that has been selling old fashioned pants and vests.

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