Which waistcoat to complement a lovat green argyll jacket?

[StevieR]

Evening Rabble,

Today I was a successful eBay bidder on a Lovat Green tweed argyll jacket. The pictures looked ok and I might have grabbed a bargain. Anyway, I fancy a waistcoat to go with it on occasion and am not going to attempt to match the jacket cloth, so I am thinking of something to complement it. Velvet? Moleskin? Any ideas?

[Chas]

A muted red, or a mustard are good 'country' colours.

Velvet might be a bit too up market for a tweed jacket.

[Richrail]

Try this site they might have something of interest. www.gentlemansemporium.com

[Grizzly]

Mate I agree with Chas a muted red or burgundy would go well. I have one in moleskin made to measure by Janet Steward for a ridiculously low price of £35 I think. Am wearing it in the Rumney folk festival pics.

Just checked and it's £27.50 for you skinny chaps.

http://janetsteward.co.uk

[English Bloke]

Have a looksie at what Janet Steward has to offer. She's UK based and her rates for hand made are, I think, unbeatable. I've got one and it's looovely!!

Edit: Blimey... It's like we were typin' at the saame time.

[Grizzly]

Have a looksie at what Janet Steward has to offer. She's UK based and her rates for hand made are, I think, unbeatable. I've got one and it's looovely!!

Edit: Blimey... It's like we were typin' at the saame time.

T'internet is quicker darn sarf as we are nearer the equator.

[Downunder Kilt]

I think a burgundy coloured waistcoat goes fine with a lovat green jacket. but I am bias



This one is from the Gentlemens Emporium and is made of wool. I have also been known to wear a olive green doeskin waistcoat with my lovat green jacket.

[StevieR]

Cheers Rabble. Janet Steward does seem to offer exceptional value and I do like the look of the lapels on Downunder Kilt's waistcoat. . . and tweed in a noticeably different colour seems like a good idea as well. You're going to make me buy lots, aren't you?

[EagleJCS]

Before pulling the trigger, see if you can get a couple of sample swatches in different colors. What may look good in the mind's eye or on a computer screen may not actually look quite as good in person.

[OC Richard]

I'm in exactly the same situation, having got a very nice used greenish tweed kilt jacket on Ebay, no waistcoat.

In The Highlanders of Scotland it can be seen that red waistcoats, and tartan waistcoats, were common with tweed.


I've been thinking about getting a Black Watch waistcoat, which I would wear with all of my kilts (none of which are Black Watch). Precedents are things like the old pipers' uniform in The Black Watch, consisting of a Black Watch tartan doublet worn with Royal Stewart kilt and plaid, and this startling but effective juxtaposition of tartans