Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Costume (hierarchy name)
5. costume (mode of fashion)
6. [costume by function]
7. protective wear
8. armor
9. [armor by form]
10. body armor
11. [body armor for torso]

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment
4. Costume
5. costume
6. clothing
7. main garments
8. main garments for the upper body
9. vests

Anotations

Scope note:

Garments worn on the torso as protection against bullets. Contemporary bulletproof vests commonly incorporate plates of steel, aluminum, fiberglass, or ceramic, or numerous layers of heavy-weave polymer fiber cloth.