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    Need jacket/waistcoat quick - suggestions?

    My stepdaughter is getting married in less than three weeks (October 22nd). All I have is a converted tweed jacket and tweed waistcoat (they can go together, but don't really match). Unfortunately, I've lost some weight and the jacket is really too big for me. Plus the waistcoat was never a good fit to begin with; it's a little too long.

    So I'd really like to find a new Argyll jacket and waistcoat, and investment which I've been meaning to make anyway. The problem is, I need it quickly. I do not have time to order one from Scotland and wait for it to be made. And what complicates it is that I'm not a normal size. I wear a 36 Short jacket.

    I can get by with a 38 Short, but it's always too big in the shoulders and looks pretty stupid... like I'm wearing my dad's clothes.

    I'm checking with Rocky this morning to see if he has anything like that in stock. But since he doesn't even list 36S as an available size on his website, I'm not holding out much hope. Looks like the STM only takes orders to be made in Scotland, and I have no time for that. Who else in the States would be a good source to check, that might have a wide variety of sizes available for immediate shipping?

    *edited to add: This is an evening wedding, but it's not formal by any means. I'll probably be the most dressed-up person there, aside from the actual wedding party. Most folks will probably be in boots and jeans, maybe a suit or two. So a PC would be way over the top. I could even get by with a tweed jacket or other 'day wear' options. I just don't want to go without a jacket/waistcoat.

    If I can't find something in time, I can always just fall back and wear my regular suit, leaving the kilt at home. But of course I'd rather wear the kilt!
    Last edited by Tobus; 3rd October 11 at 05:41 AM.

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