Bourbon is the colourway that decides this vest. It lands somewhere between tan and red-brown depending on the light, warmer than an espresso vest and a long way from a black one.
The back is satin, which keeps the vest moving with the shoulders rather than holding its own shape against them. It is a construction western vests have used for a long time, and for a practical reason: the front carries the face of the piece while the back keeps the whole thing wearable through a full evening. Bourbon reads warmer still under lamplight, so the vest changes a little between an afternoon and a night out.
This is the one to wear when the vest is meant to be noticed. It works over a plain shirt for the rodeo or for a night out, and it does more for a simple white or cream shirt than a darker vest would. Buttoned it sharpens the line through the chest; left open it stays easy and keeps the colour in view.
