Outerwear, and other protective gear

**Huginn and Muninn** · 8th May 13, 09:06 PM

Having recently lost a good deal of fat, the majority of my coats and jackets no longer fit me. I purchased them when I was mostly wearing pants, but would like to increase my kilt wearing. What are some suggestions for what to wear during colder weather when kilted?

**Jock Scot** · 8th May 13, 11:23 PM

I suppose the ultimate wish for many kilt wearers when the cold weather is about, is a tweed Inverness.

**Grizzly** · 8th May 13, 11:25 PM

Or for more casual wear an Aran sweater.

**artificer** · 9th May 13, 04:04 AM

Less traditional than the two above suggestions, but for very casual wear a 1/4 zip fleece is quite handy.

They're light weight, inexpensive (generally speaking), and seem to have a very wide range of temperatures that they are comfortable in. As a bonus, many of them seem to be cut shorter than most jackets, so they don't spill down over your sporran.

As an added bonus, you might get mistaken for Duncan MacKay (of Monarch of the Glen)

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**madmacs** · 9th May 13, 04:14 AM

Barbour bedale...

Shorter than many jackets, due to being designed for riding... Has twin vents at the back too...

Not all of them are waxed, but I havent seen any wax issues.

**creagdhubh** · 9th May 13, 05:07 AM

Originally Posted by madmacs

Barbour bedale...

Shorter than many jackets, due to being designed for riding... Has twin vents at the back too...

Not all of them are waxed, but I havent seen any wax issues.

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I have the same jacket and I love it! I also wear a Barbour Liddesdale and a Barbour waistcoat - both are quilted and the latter can actually zip into the Bedale for even more warmth. I too wear Aran jumpers, as well as woolen v-necks and crewnecks during the fall and winter months. Layers are key. All the above pairs well with the kilt.

**sailortats** · 9th May 13, 05:42 AM

Also,a jacket that I think goes well with a kilt is the very generic MA1 jacket. It is short enough that it does not cover the kilt and heavy enough to keep you warm in our San francisco summers. Also very easily found in most stores in several different colors to compliment your kilts.

**MNlad** · 9th May 13, 03:10 PM

Or, if you like leather, it's hard to beat the old A2 in the looks and comfort department.

**Dale Seago** · 9th May 13, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by MNlad

Or, if you like leather, it's hard to beat the old A2 in the looks and comfort department.

Totally agree. "Bomber" jackets are cut short-waisted, originally for sitting for long periods in military airplanes, and it's a cut that works very well with a kilt for casual outerwear. And there are other options for this than leather, too: Here's a bomber-style jacket in wool from Filson, both warm and water-repellent, from 5 months ago in a pub in Kashiwa, Japan:

EDIT: I haven't time to look for it, but someone here once posted some pics from the '50s or so in Scotland which, if I recall correctly, showed (among other things) some youngsters wearing bomber jackets with kilts.

**MNlad** · 9th May 13, 04:00 PM

Fine looking jacket. Speaking of old wool merchants, in addition to Filson, Woolrich made a very heavy weight commando sweater a few years back that I am very fond of with a kilt. So tightly woven it is nearly windproof. Their heavy-weight shirts, while pricy, are also great at keeping the cold at bey and seem to last forever.