Sincere hearts and open waistcoats

While I was reading up on 18th century underwear (as you do) I came across this lovely quote from a 1710 edition of The Tatler:

"A sincere heart has not made half so many conquests as an open waistcoat."

I like that. And here are Horatio and Archie demonstrating the truth of that statement.

    

That's all :)