Today’s kilted mash up.

[flairball]

Decided that I’d wear my 8 yarder, today. I have been looking for an opportunity, and while today isn’t the perfect kilting day, I decided to go for it anyway.

Trying something new. A mash up of ivy style with a kilt. If I were to replace chinos with a kilt, how would things go? So that’s what I did.

The top half is pure ivy; tattersall, tie, LL Bean jumper, and a J Press 3/2 roll HT SC, though tailored to wear with a kilt.

The bottom half; replaced the chinos with my 8 yard Mackintosh Hunting tartan, khaki coloured shooting socks, and LL Bean boots.

I’ll be taking a walk around Adams Farm with tan wife after lunch, so I’ll replace the SC with a big baggy sweater.

[Crazy Dave]

I have had my tailor shorten a grey herringbone tweed jacket for wearing with a kilt. Being new to this, I thought I had erred not asking him to flair the front below the bottom button to more expose the sporran, like I see in a lot of kilt jackets. I have a long torso for my 5'8" tall body, so it's not too hard to find a jacket short enough to tailor and not have to shorten the pockets. I see that you did not flair you jacket either and it looks great. I'm reconsidering my original plan to take the jacket back to the tailor after seeing this picture. I have also seen other pictures of kilt jackets without the flair, some modern, but mostly older pictures. The jacket looks good to me, but being relatively new to kilts, I'm a little insecure about doing it right. I generally don't button my jacket, so the sporran shows fine. Nobody I know knows anything about wearing kilts, so faux pas go unnoticed. Still, I like to do things right!

[Micrographia]

A J Press 3/2 roll kilt jacket in HT! Now that's a real US/Scottish hybrid. A blue OCBD would slot nicely into that outfit I think. Bean boots seem like a good addition to a kilt outfit on a damp day. Now I think about it, Ivy style and Highland day wear seem to have a natural affinity - tweed, tartan, brogues.

[flairball]

I have had my tailor shorten a grey herringbone tweed jacket for wearing with a kilt. Being new to this, I thought I had erred not asking him to flair the front below the bottom button to more expose the sporran, like I see in a lot of kilt jackets. I have a long torso for my 5'8" tall body, so it's not too hard to find a jacket short enough to tailor and not have to shorten the pockets. I see that you did not flair you jacket either and it looks great. I'm reconsidering my original plan to take the jacket back to the tailor after seeing this picture. I have also seen other pictures of kilt jackets without the flair, some modern, but mostly older pictures. The jacket looks good to me, but being relatively new to kilts, I'm a little insecure about doing it right. I generally don't button my jacket, so the sporran shows fine. Nobody I know knows anything about wearing kilts, so faux pas go unnoticed. Still, I like to do things right!

I think how you have the jacket tailored depends on what your kilt wearing end goal is. I try to wear a kilt in a rather contemporary way, so I kept the lines as designed, and just shortened the length. I generally just replace trousers with a kilt, and keep the rest of my outfit in line with what I’d ordinarily wear, though properly tailored when required. If you plan on replicating highland wear then opening the front so the sporran is exposed completely is in line with that goal. I’m not a Highlander, have never lived in the highlands, nor Scotland, and have no desire to replicate their traditional dress. Rather I strive to wear a kilt in a way that reflects current era dress standards.

[flairball]

A J Press 3/2 roll kilt jacket in HT! Now that's a real US/Scottish hybrid. A blue OCBD would slot nicely into that outfit I think. Bean boots seem like a good addition to a kilt outfit on a damp day. Now I think about it, Ivy style and Highland day wear seem to have a natural affinity - tweed, tartan, brogues.

I agree that a blue OCDB would have been a good choice, too. Probably a better choice to be honest. I had thought about wearing a uni striped shirt, with a bow tie, too. Plenty of ways to mix ivy with a kilt.

Truth be told, my Blackwatch tartan kilt would have really been the way to go. Next time.

[Crazy Dave]

Coincidently, that was exactly what I was trying to do. I've worn it with and without a tie, but always a long sleeve collard shirt. I have worn it with a black bow tie and once with a wing tip collar and the same bow tie. A bit formal but it worked. Good to know that I'm not making a kit fashion faux pas. It must be beginners luck!

I think how you have the jacket tailored depends on what your kilt wearing end goal is. I try to wear a kilt in a rather contemporary way, so I kept the lines as designed, and just shortened the length. I generally just replace trousers with a kilt, and keep the rest of my outfit in line with what I’d ordinarily wear, though properly tailored when required. If you plan on replicating highland wear then opening the front so the sporran is exposed completely is in line with that goal. I’m not a Highlander, have never lived in the highlands, nor Scotland, and have no desire to replicate their traditional dress. Rather I strive to wear a kilt in a way that reflects current era dress standards.