Hi,
I went to my local Fabricland and bought just enough cutoff black pleather to make a vest. Basically, I intended to make it like a swat vest. Basically, like a normal vest only it closed on both sides to be held together with webbing straps. Since I'm now doing a more traditional Jodo Kast, I won't be needing the pleather. Let me know if you are interested and I can throw it all in the box for you.
Thanks.
Actually, I have a nice burgandy red one which already has a good deal of the sewing completed. Either way.