Iona jacket

[CMcG]

What say the rabble about the "Iona" jacket? They seem to be geared towards a contemporary look with a traditionally styled kilt. Cadet collar (also called mandarin, Mao, Nehru, or "collarless"), buttons the same colour as the jacket, simple style, kilt cut, etc. Does anyone own one? Like or dislike? Level of formality and suitable occasions to wear one?

They are available made to measure from MacKenzie Frain, off the rack fromKeith Scott, or both from The Kilt Centre.

These photos all show the infamous ruche cravat but one could just as easily wear a regular tie. What about wearing an Iona jacket with a shirt that has the same type of collar?




Mattatacat was asking about a jacket with this type of collar in the accessories forum. I posted these images there as well but thought I'd open it up to a wider discussion here in the general kilt talk section.

[Oddern]

That jacket is very similar to the Norwegian Bunad jacket. I always thought that the bunad jacket would go well with the Kilt.
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[CMcG]

That jacket is very similar to the Norwegian Bunad jacket. I always thought that the bunad jacket would go well with the Kilt.
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Oddern, the Bunad jacket you write of is very nice and looks to me like it is cut high enough for kilt wear. Similar to the Iona but a bit more formal with the metal buttons and flat lapel/cadet collar combination. Have you ever tried one with a kilt?

[Oddern]

Oddern, the Bunad jacket you write of is very nice and looks to me like it is cut high enough for kilt wear. Similar to the Iona but a bit more formal with the metal buttons and flat lapel/cadet collar combination. Have you ever tried one with a kilt?

No I haven't tried the combination Bunad jacket and Kilt. I do not own a Bunad, but I realy want to have one. The problem is that they are very expensive about 1800£ or 2700$.

[CMcG]

No I haven't tried the combination Bunad jacket and Kilt. I do not own a Bunad, but I realy want to have one. The problem is that they are very expensive about 1800£ or 2700$.

Wow, that is expensive!

[Brian K]

No I haven't tried the combination Bunad jacket and Kilt. I do not own a Bunad, but I realy want to have one. The problem is that they are very expensive about 1800£ or 2700$.

And we thought properly built kilts were expensive!!

[CMcG]

Apparently Slaters call this style a Monteith jacket instead of Iona:



And here is a picture of our own ggibby wearing one.

[CMcG]

No I haven't tried the combination Bunad jacket and Kilt. I do not own a Bunad, but I realy want to have one. The problem is that they are very expensive about 1800£ or 2700$.

I was looking through some vintage clothing stores today and found not one, but TWO Bunad jackets! Both less than $100 CAD... Oddern, you could probably get a return flight to Toronto for cheaper than buying a new Bunad, so maybe you should be shopping in our Kensington market area

[Oddern]

I was looking through some vintage clothing stores today and found not one, but TWO Bunad jackets! Both less than $100 CAD... Oddern, you could probably get a return flight to Toronto for cheaper than buying a new Bunad, so maybe you should be shopping in our Kensington market area

Wow! It's very rare to find second hand bunads. In most cases the Bunad goes from father to son. These Jackets could be worth a smal fortune here in Norway, but if it was the whole outfit it would be worth much more.

Here's a pic of a friend of mine from our trip to Scotland. He is using his Bunad jacket and Bunad Shoes.


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[Highlander31]

Redshank posted a thread about the bespoke collarless jackets manufactured by his former employer, Redshank Designers and Kiltmakers. They are nice looking jackets.
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...jackets-47690/

Here is the Redshank website.
http://redshankkilts.com/