A bolero is a very short jacket or vest with long or short sleeves, worn with dresses or gowns for formal evevents. The bolero has its origins in the costume of the Spanish bull fighters. In the Netherlands, the pronunciation of the word for this item of clothing is different from the pronunciation that applies to pieces of music with the same name. The musical version of the Bolero is usually pronounced as Boléro, while the name of the garment is often pronounced as bóleró. There are as a matter of trends, season & need, broad range in women's shoulder cover, shawls & dress coats, daily used cardigan when the weather is cold, festive boleros, short cardigan that is often completely open or closed with a single button. Especially very handy to wear over beautiful tops, the ideal finishing touch to your formal party dress, capes, stoles, for example, complete wedding dresses, stay warm during barbeque diner event with matching shrugs & shwals, silk scarfs to compliment church gowns, short jacket in the colder weather over your outfit, keep you warm in style and comfortable