I wore a Royal Robbins type vest every day in college for several years. My computer science classes were mainly programming so I didn't need to bring a textbook to class, so I just shoved a Jeppesen kneeboard in my pocket for notes, and the stuff that normally goes in my backpack into the vest pockets.<br><br>Cargo pants are still trendy on campus (I will graduate later) and while the photo vests stick out, my Domke journalists' jacket doesn't. I prefer jackets to vests because they don't stick out as much, though in California it gets uncomfortable during the summer. The thing converts to a vest, though.<br><br>I haven't gotten any weird looks with my jacket like I did when I was wearing my Royal Robbins vest (before vests got trendy).