Argyll jacket with breast pockets 2

[OC Richard]

This recently came up on Ebay



Interesting, because it's fairly rare to come across civilian kilt jackets with breast pockets.

I started a thread a while back when I came across a vintage photo of such, here's the photo:



And I acquired a vintage photo a while back on Ebay which shows an interesting ornate pocket flap, scalloped with three buttons etc, on an Argyll jacket

[Jock Scot]

I think that I would put a historical label on that jacket. I am generally not a fan of patch pockets either.

[MacCathmhaoil]

Does look odd with two patch pockets and the other two not. I have always associated patch pockets in highland dress with military uniforms though and not civilian dress. I'm not a fan of the look of this particular jacket.

[Tobus]

I agree it looks like a strange match to have patch pockets up top and inset pockets below. And it does lend a military-ish look to what would otherwise be a traditional civilian jacket. The fact that the pockets are square in shape tends to fight with the curves of the rest of the jacket.

That said, however, I think it's an interesting variation. As a concept, they aren't radical enough to make the entire jacket look bizarre like some other features I've seen that would throw them clearly into "modern" or "historic" territory. This jacket, despite the aesthetic clashing of styles, still presents as a traditional jacket. But it's different enough that it draws the eye. I could see it working in the right context, when worn with other traditional accoutrements (and perhaps with a re-think of the pocket and flap shape so that it better matches the lines/curves of the jacket).

[Liam]

Great place to hold your tin of "baccy" or in modern times your smart phone. I don't mind the look on a tweed jacket. It would certainly look odd on a dress jacket.

[OC Richard]

I agree, it's a odd mix of things that don't go together.

The vintage guy at bottom seems to have an inset pocket (there's a pocket square in there, I think) with what appears to be a nonfunctional flap below the slit.

What to do? Perhaps if one wanted patch pockets at the breast, one might put similar pockets below, and leave off the Argyll cuffs... more or less a cut-away kilt-friendly version of this