On the lighter side

[MNlad]

Occasionally, just occasionally, Lady Luck smiles your way. Cruising a local thrift store a couple years ago, I happened across this light hopsack wool sport coat from the late '60s or early '70s. I had been looking for a light summer jacket for informal kilted events and this had nearly everything I had been looking for—light weight wool, half lining, double vents, slant pockets, ticket pocket, size 40, and even real leather buttons. The only things that would have made it perfect would have been three buttons and one size larger (a size 40 was a lot tighter then than it is today), but I rarely button up a sport coat anyway.

After sitting in my closet for two years, I finally got around to lopping off the bottom five inches, and this is the result.

I usually go in for more serious modifications like epaulettes, pocket flap movement, button replacements, etc., but this jacket seems fine to me with the minimalist treatment. I'm pretty pleased with the $7 investment.

[Tarheel]

What a stroke of luck. It seems the hat, shoes and hose where designed for that jacket. My envy factor just rose a degree.

[Nomad]

Great find, goes really well with your kilt and hat.

[Terry Searl]

Occasionally, just occasionally, Lady Luck smiles your way. Cruising a local thrift store a couple years ago, I happened across this light hopsack wool sport coat from the late '60s or early '70s. I had been looking for a light summer jacket for informal kilted events and this had nearly everything I had been looking for—light weight wool, half lining, double vents, slant pockets, ticket pocket, size 40, and even real leather buttons. The only things that would have made it perfect would have been three buttons and one size larger (a size 40 was a lot tighter then than it is today), but I rarely button up a sport coat anyway.

After sitting in my closet for two years, I finally got around to lopping off the bottom five inches, and this is the result.

I usually go in for more serious modifications like epaulettes, pocket flap movement, button replacements, etc., but this jacket seems fine to me with the minimalist treatment. I'm pretty pleased with the $7 investment.

I must say, MNlad, you are looking very sharp and you are wearing exactly the jacket I'm looking for .....it really doesn't need any of the add ons you thought about and the colour is perfect..... I think a size 46 or 48 is more likely what would fit me quite comfortably but it isn't often I see jackets that size......half the fun of almost everything is the searching for finding what ya' want to I'm still having fun......looks very good on ya'......is that the Canadian Maple Leaf tartan? It is going to be my next kilt

[GMan]

That really is awesome.

[MNlad]

Is that the Canadian Maple Leaf tartan? It is going to be my next kilt

Aye. As a resident of Minnesota and a former Iron Ranger, it's a nod to our friends just across our northern border. It is a beautiful tartan.

[Terry Searl]

Aye. As a resident of Minnesota and a former Iron Ranger, it's a nod to our friends just across our northern border. It is a beautiful tartan.

Have you any photos of how you had the Canadian Maple Leaf tartan Pleated? pictured is how I may have my Canadian Maple Leaf tartan pleated11 Maple Leaf Tartan in 16 oz wool pleated to the thin green line .jpg

[MNlad]

I don't have a pleated picture while wearing the kilt, but here it is spread out.

It is a five-yard pleated to the sett from Rocky.