Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(orig. US black) a suit; usu. male but see cit. 1955; often in pl.

1934		J.L. Kuethe ‘Prison Parlance’ in AS IX:1 28: vine. A suit of clothes.
1948		Dan Burley ‘Back Door Stuff’ 30 Oct. [synd. col.] Everything is fine for them folks who need a new vine.
1955		Shapiro & Hentoff Hear Me Talking to Ya 106: I [...] bought her a lot of fine vines, a wardrobe with nothing but the finest.
1964		R. Abrahams Deep Down In The Jungle 38: The baboon stood with a crazy rim. / Charcoal grey vine with a stingy brim.
1967		P. Thomas Down These Mean Streets (1970) 325: I’d walk up the stairs at number 129 cool, oh so cool, wearing my best vines.
1970		G. Scott-Heron Vulture (1996) 56: The coolness that this nigger wears like another vine.
1976		Cab Calloway Of Minnie the Moocher and Me 182: Then everything would be straight, with my fry and my fine vines.
1980		E. Folb Runnin’ Down Some Lines 27: Brothers stylin’ some fine vines, beautiful black sisters lookin’ good!
1983		N. Heard House of Slammers 86: His cocoa vine was real down.
1997		(con. 1970s) G. Pelecanos King Suckerman (1998) 204: Man’s got some bad vines.
1999		‘Master Pimp’ Pimp’s Rap 20: He was wearing a black double-breasted leather vine.
2001		G. Pelecanos Right As Rain 22: First you go and insult my vines. And now you’re fixin’ to shame me to my grandmoms.